''Dispholidus'' is a genus of

snake Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (). Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group. Many species of snakes have s ...

s belonging to the family

Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from , 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest fossil species of the family date back to the Late Eocene epoch, with earlier origins suspected. C ...

.''Dispholidus''
The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. The species of this genus are found in

sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the list of sovereign states and ...

Species

*'' Dispholidus pembae'' *'' Dispholidus punctatus'' *'' Dispholidus typus'' – Boomslang

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q14424741 Dispholidus Snake genera Taxa named by Georges Louis Duvernoy