Ethiopian Forest Snake (Bofa erlangeri)

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Bofa
Species: Bofa erlangeri

Name

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Bofa erlangeri (Sternfeld, 1908)

  • Holotype: ZMB 27419.
  • Type locality: “Somaliland”, restricted to “Abera, ca. 6°27’ N 38°26’ E” by Tiutenko, Koch, Pabijan & Zinenko (2022: 259).

Combinations

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  • Boodon erlangeri Sternfeld, 1908: 92 [original combination]
  • Lamprophis erlangeriBroadley, 1983 [subsequent combination]
  • Bofa erlangeriTiutenko, Koch, Pabijan & Zinenko, 2022: 241 [subsequent combination]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: äthiopische Waldschlange
English: Ethiopian Forest Snake, Erlanger’s Forest Snake, Bofa
русский: эфиопская лесная змея, лесная змея Эрлангера, бофа