Prosymna ruspolii

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: Prosymnidae
Genus: Prosymna
Species: Prosymna ruspolii

Name

Prosymna ruspolii (Boulenger, 1896)

Synonyms

• Asthenophis ruspolii Boulenger, 1896: 12
• Prosymna agrestis Scortecci, 1929: 272
• Prosymna ruspolii keniensis Broadley, 1980
• Prosymna ruspolii kiniensis — Gravlund, 2000

References

• Boulenger, G.A. 1896: A list of the reptiles and batrachians collected by the late Prince Eugenio Ruspoli in Somaliland and Gallaland in 1893. Annali Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Genova, Giacomo Doria, (2) 17: 5–14 [11].
• Scortecci, G. 1929: Primo contributo alla conoscenza dei Rettili e degli Anfibi della Somalia italiana. Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 68: 245–279.
• Broadley, D.G. 1980: A revision of the African snake genus Prosymna Gray. Bull. Mus. natl. Hist. nat., Paris, 22: 362–382.
• Prosymna ruspolii at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 nov 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Ruspoli's Shovelsnout Snake