Bofa erlangeri

Taxonavigation

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

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

Boodon erlangeri Sternfeld, 1908: 92 [original combination]
Lamprophis erlangeri — Broadley, 1983 [subsequent combination]
Bofa erlangeri — Tiutenko, Koch, Pabijan & Zinenko, 2022: 241 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Sternfeld, R. 1908. Neue und ungenügend bekannte afrikanische Schlangen. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1908(4): 92–95. BHL Reference page.
Tiutenko, A., Koch, C., Pabijan, M. & Zinenko, O. 2022. Generic affinities of African house snakes revised: a new genus for Boodon erlangeri (Serpentes: Elapoidea: Lamprophiidae: Lamprophiinae). Salamandra 58(4): 235–262. Abstract. PDF. ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Bofa erlangeri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 January 2023.

Vernacular names

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