Prosymna bivittata

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Prosymnidae
Genus: Prosymna
Species: Prosymna bivittata
Name

Prosymna bivittata Werner, 1903

Type locality: “D.W. Afrika” [Namibia].

Holotype: ZSM 1890/0 (lost).
Synonyms

Prosymna sundevalli var. bivittata Werner, 1903
Prosymna bivittata — Auerbach, 1987: 177
Prosymna bivittata — Mattison, 1995: 105
Prosymna bivittata — Bauer & Branch, 2003

References

Werner, Franz 1903: Ueber Reptilien und Batrachier aus Guatemala und China in der zoologischen Staats-Sammlung in München nebst einem Anhang über seltene Formen aus anderen Gegenden. Abhandl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wissensch., Munich, (ser. 2) 22 (2): 343–384.
Auerbach, R.D. 1987: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Botswana. Gaborone Printing Works, Botswana, 295 pp.
Bauer, Aaron M.; Branch, William R. & Haacke, Wulf D. 1993: The herpetofauna of the Kamanjab area and adjacent Damaraland, Namibia. Madoqua (Windhoek), 18 (2): 117–145.
Prosymna bivittata at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 nov 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Two-striped Shovel-snout, Twin-striped Shovel-snout