| Limaformosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamprophiinae |
| Genus: | Limaformosa Broadley, Tolley, Conradie, Wishart, J.-F. Trape, Burger, Kusamba, Zassi-Boulou & Greenbaum, 2018 |
Limaformosa is a genus of snakes, commonly known as file snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.
The generic name, Limaformosa, is from Latin lima meaning "file" + formosa meaning "beautifully formed". [1]
There are six recognized species in the genus: [1]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Limaformosa.
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