Species

Pseudoboodon abyssinicus

Pseudoboodon abyssinicus · described by MOCQUARD 1906

Alopecion guttatum, a close relative of Pseudoboodon abyssinicus

Pictured: Alopecion guttatum, a close relative from the same family. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Artist's reconstruction.

Photo: Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.; Curtis, Charles M.; Day & Haghe; Ford, G. H.; Great Britain.; Macleay, William Sharp; Smith, Andrew; Stewart and Murray; Wagstaff, Charles Edward, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Pseudoboodon abyssinicus
First described
MOCQUARD 1906
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Lamprophiidae
Genus
Pseudoboodon

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree