| Pseudoboa | |
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| Pseudoboa neuwiedii | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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.
Further reading
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).