Prosymna pitmani

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 pitmani
Name

Prosymna pitmani Battersby, 1951

Type locality: Kilwa district, Southern Region, Tanzania.
Synonyms

Prosymna pitmani Battersby, 1951: 828
Prosymna pitmani (incertae sedis) — Broadley & Howell, 1991: 29

References

Battersby, J.C. 1951: Description of a new species of snake Prosymna pitmani, sp. n., from Tanganyika Territory and notes on the genus. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (12) 4: 828–829.
Broadley, D.G. & Howell, K.M. 1991: A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys. Syntarsus, 1 : 1—70.
Prosymna pitmani at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 nov 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Pitman's Shovelsnout Snake