Dipsadoboa is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
The genus Dipsadoboa is endemic to Africa.
Species
The following 12 species are recognized as being valid.
- Dipsadoboa aulica <small>(Günther, 1864)</small> - marbled tree snake
- Dipsadoboa brevirostris <small>(Sternfeld, 1908)</small>
- Dipsadoboa duchesnii <small>(Boulenger, 1901)</small>
- Dipsadoboa flavida <small>( & R. Stevens, 1971)</small> - cross-barred tree snake
- Dipsadoboa kageleri <small>(Uthmöller, 1939)</small> - KagelerâÂÂs tree snake
- Dipsadoboa montisilva <small>Branch, Conradie, & Tolley, 2019</small> - montane forest tree snake
- Dipsadoboa shrevei <small>(Loveridge, 1932)</small> - Shreve's tree snake
- Dipsadoboa underwoodi <small>Rasmussen, 1993</small>
- Dipsadoboa unicolor <small>Günther, 1858</small> - Günther's green tree snake
- Dipsadoboa viridis <small>(W. Peters, 1869)</small> - LaurentâÂÂs green tree snake
- Dipsadoboa weileri <small>(Lindholm, 1905)</small> - black-tailed tree snake
- Dipsadoboa werneri <small>(Boulenger, 1897)</small> - Werner's green tree snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dipsadoboa.
References
Further reading
- Günther A (1858). Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Dipsadoboa, new genus, p. 182).