Hallowell's House Snake
Boaedon virgatus
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lamprophiidae
Boaedon is a genus of snakes, commonly known as brown house snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is native to Africa, and was originally described by French zoologists André Marie Constant Duméril, Gabriel Bibron, and Auguste Duméril. However, the species contained in the genus Boaedon were reclassified as belonging to the genus Lamprophis, which had been described by Austrian zoologist Leopold Fitzinger in 1843.
Boaedon virgatus est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Lamprophiidae. Répartition Cette espèce se rencontre au Bénin, en Côte d'Ivoire, au Cameroun, au Gabon, en Gambie, au Ghana, en Guinée, en Guinée équatoriale, au Liberia, au Nigeria, en République centrafricaine, en République démocratique du Congo, en République du Congo, à Sao Tomé-et-Principe et au Togo. Description Dans sa description Hallowell indique que le spécimen en sa possession mesure 55 cm dont 9 cm pour la queue.
Boaedon es un género conocido de serpientes de la familia Lamprophiidae. Se distribuyen por África continental y el sur de la península arábiga.
Distribution
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