Prosymna pitmani

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Prosymnidae
Genus: Prosymna
Species: Prosymna pitmani

Name

Prosymna pitmani Battersby, 1951

Type locality: Kilwa district, Southern Region, Tanzania.

Synonyms

• Prosymna pitmani Battersby, 1951: 828
• Prosymna pitmani (incertae sedis) — Broadley & Howell, 1991: 29

References

• Battersby, J.C. 1951. Description of a new species of snake Prosymna pitmani, sp. n., from Tanganyika Territory and notes on the genus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (12)4: 828–829.
• Broadley, D.G. & Howell, K.M. 1991: A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys. Syntarsus, 1 : 1—70.
• Prosymna pitmani at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 nov 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Pitman's Shovelsnout Snake