Pseudaspididae

Pseudaspididae

Pseudaspididae

Family of snakes

Pseudaspididae is a small family of elapoid snakes. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family.[1]

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They have a disjunct distribution; two species (each in their own monotypic genus) are known from sub-Saharan Africa, while the two Psammodynastes species inhabit Southeast Asia.[2]

Genera

The family contains four species in three genera.[2]

References

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    Zaher H, Murphy RW, Arredondo JC, Graboski R, Machado-Filho PR, Mahlow K, et al. (2019-05-10). "Large-scale molecular phylogeny, morphology, divergence-time estimation, and the fossil record of advanced caenophidian snakes (Squamata: Serpentes)". PLOS ONE. 14 (5): e0216148. Bibcode:2019PLoSO..1416148Z. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0216148. PMC 6512042. PMID 31075128.
  2. [2]
    Uetz P, Freed P, Hošek J (eds.). "Pseudaspididae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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