Prosymna sundevalli

Prosymna sundevalli

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 sundevalli

Name

Prosymna sundevalli (Smith, 1849)

• Holotype: NMSE 1859.13.246 (formerly RSM), collected by A. Smith between 1831–1834.
• Type locality: “Kaffirland, to the eastward of the Cape Colony”.

Combinations

• Temnorhynchus sundevalli Smith, 1849: 17 [original ocmbination]
• Prosymna sundevallii — Boulenger, 1894: 247 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Rhinostoma cupreum Günther, 1858: 9
  • Syntypes (n=4): BMNH 1851.1.5.24–26 and 1946.1.5.43.
  • Type locality: “Africa” and “South Africa”.

References

Primary references

• Smith, A. 1838–1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected During an Expedition Into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted Out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.” Published Under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury. Reptilia. Vol. 2. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. [100] + 28 pp., pls. 1–78. BHL Reference page. 
• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Prosymna sundevalli. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 June 2023.
• Maritz, B. & Marais, J. 2022. IUCN: Prosymna sundevalli  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T110153584A197421458. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T110153584A197421458.en. Accessed on 01 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Southern Shovel-snout