Pseudoboa

Pseudoboa
Pseudoboa neuwiedii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Dipsadinae
Genus:	Pseudoboa Schneider, 1801

Pseudoboa is a genus of snakes, also known commonly as the false boas, in the subfamily Dipsadinae of family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South America. ^[1]

Species

The genus Pseudoboa contains six species which are recognized as being valid. ^[1]

• Pseudoboa coronata Schneider, 1801 – crowned false boa
• Pseudoboa haasi (Boettger, 1905) – Paraná false boa
• Pseudoboa martinsi Zaher, Oliveira & Franco, 2008
• Pseudoboa neuwiedii (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – dark-headed red false boa, Neuwied's false boa
• Pseudoboa nigra (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – black false boa
• Pseudoboa serrana Morato, Moura-Leite, Prudente & Bérnils, 1995

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pseudoboa.

References

1. Genus Pseudoboa at The Reptile Database.

Further reading

• Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN   0-87666-912-7. (Genus Pseudoboa, p. 107).
• Schneider JG (1801). Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae Fasciculus Secundus continens Crocodilos, Scincos, Chamaesauras, Boas, Pseudoboas, Elaps, Angues, Amphisbaenas et Caecilias. Jena: F. Frommann. vi + 374 pp. + Plates I–II. (Pseudoboa, new genus, p. 281). (in Latin, with some French in Addenda).