Prosymna (genus)

Prosymna is a genus of snakes of the family Lamprophiidae.[1] It is the only genus in the subfamily Prosymninae.

Prosymna
Prosymna sundevalli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Lamprophiidae
Subfamily: Prosymninae
Kelly, Barker, Villet & Broadley, 2009
Genus: Prosymna
Gray, 1849

Geographic range

The genus Prosymna is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.[1]

Species

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

References

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Genus Prosymna, pp. 246–247).
  • Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Genus Prosymna, p. 83).
  • Gray JE (1849). Catalogue of the Specimens of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, Printer). xv + 125 pp. (Prosymna, new genus, p. 80).
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