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Pseudaspididae
Pseudaspididae is a small family (biology), family of Elapoidea, elapoid snakes, containing only two species (each in their own Monotypic taxon, monotypic genus) from sub-Saharan Africa. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family. However, some authors continue to place them as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae. The Asian mock vipers in the genus ''Psammodynastes'' were previously placed as Disjunct distribution, disjunct members of this family, but more recent studies support them being a significantly older lineage belonging to their own family, Psammodynastidae. Genera The family contains two species in two genus, genera. * ''Pseudaspis'' Fitzinger, 1843 ** ''Pseudaspis cana'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (mole snake) * ''Pythonodipsas'' Günther, 1868 ** ''Pythonodipsas carinata'' Günther, 1868 (western keeled snake) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q21229317, from2=Q4784728 Pseudaspididae Taxa named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudaspis Cana
The mole snake (''Pseudaspis cana'') is a species of snake. It has been placed in the family Lamprophiidae, and more recently in the family Pseudaspididae, along with the genus ''Pythonodipsas''. It is native to much of southern Africa, and is the monotypic taxon, only member of the genus ''Pseudaspis''. A study showed that ''P. cana'' is caught and consumed by the honey badger, among other species. Remains of the mole snake were found in the faeces, and suggest the consumed individuals were larger specimens. Taxonomy ''P. cana'' was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Its original binomial name was ''Coluber cana''. Since then, it has also been called ''Coronella cana'' by André Marie Constant Duméril, Gabriel Bibron and Auguste Duméril in 1854, before being reclassified as ''Pseudaspis cana'' by Edward Drinker Cope in 1864. ''P. cana'' is the only species in genus ''Pseudaspis''. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |