Prosymna ruspolii

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 ruspolii
Name

Prosymna ruspolii (Boulenger, 1896)
Synonyms

Asthenophis ruspolii Boulenger, 1896: 12
Prosymna agrestis Scortecci, 1929: 272
Prosymna ruspolii keniensis Broadley, 1980
Prosymna ruspolii kiniensis — Gravlund, 2000

References

Boulenger, G.A. 1896: A list of the reptiles and batrachians collected by the late Prince Eugenio Ruspoli in Somaliland and Gallaland in 1893. Annali Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Genova, Giacomo Doria, (2) 17: 5–14 [11].
Scortecci, G. 1929: Primo contributo alla conoscenza dei Rettili e degli Anfibi della Somalia italiana. Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 68: 245–279.
Broadley, D.G. 1980: A revision of the African snake genus Prosymna Gray. Bull. Mus. natl. Hist. nat., Paris, 22: 362–382.
Prosymna ruspolii at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 nov 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Ruspoli's Shovelsnout Snake