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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Genus: | Bofa Tiutenko, Koch, Pabijan & Zinenko, 2022 |
| Species: | B. erlangeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Bofa erlangeri (Sternfeld, 1908) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Bofa erlangeri, also known commonly as the Ethiopian house snake, is a species of snake in the family Lamprophiidae. The species is endemic to Ethiopia. [2]
B. erlangeri is the only species in the genus Bofa. [2]
The specific name, erlangeri, is in honor of German ornithologist Carlo von Erlanger, who was one of the collectors of the holotype. [3] [4]
B. erlangeri is found in the central plateau of Ethiopia. [1]
The preferred natural habitats of B. erlangeri are forest and grassland, at altitudes of 800–2,800 m (2,600–9,200 ft), and it has also been found in farmland. [1]
B. erlangeri may attain a total length (including tail) of 1.2 m (3.9 ft). [1]
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