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Aprosdoketophis andreonei, a new genus and species of snake from Somalia (Serpentes: Colubridae: Boiginae)

Published in: African Journal of Herpetology
Volume 59 , issue 2, pages: 95–110

DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2010.512962

Author(s): Van Wallach, USA, Benedetto LanzaMuseo di Storia Naturale dell'Università di Firenze, Sezione di Zoologia “La Specola”, Italy, Annamaria NistriMuseo di Storia Naturale dell'Università di Firenze, Sezione di Zoologia “La Specola”, Italy,

Keywords: Aprosdoketophis andreonei, Colubridae, Boiginae, Crotaphopeltis, Somalia, Africa, visceral anatomy,

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Abstract

An aglyphous colubroid snake representing a new genus and species is described from Somalia. It is a terrestrial form that inhabits xerophytic woodlands. A comparison with both African and extralimital genera indicates that its relationships lie with the opisthoglyph Boiginae and that its closest relative is Crotaphopeltis.

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Aprosdoketophis andreonei, a new genus and species of snake from Somalia (Serpentes: Colubridae: Boiginae)

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