Pseudoboa

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
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: Colubroidea

Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Pseudoboa
Species (6): P. coronata – P. haasi – P. martinsi – P. neuwiedii – P. nigra – P. serrana
Name

Pseudoboa Schneider, 1801: 281

Type species: Pseudoboa coronata Schneider, 1801, by subsequent designation by Stejneger (1902: 188).
Synonyms

Olisthenes Cope, 1860: 296 [synonymized by Cope (1860: 260)]

Type species: Olisthenes euphaeus Cope, 1860, by monotypy.
References
Primary references

Schneider, J.G. 1801. Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae. Fasciculus secundus continens Crocodilos, Scincos, Chamaesauras, Boas, Pseudoboas, Elapes, Angues, Amphisbaenas et Caecilias. Friederici Frommanni: Jenae. 364 pp. BHL Reference page.
Cope, E.D. [1859] 1860. Notes and descriptions of foreign reptiles. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11: 294–297. BHL Reference page.
Cope, E.D. 1860. Catalogue of the Colubridae in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with notes and descriptions of new species. Part 2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 241–266. BHL Reference page.
Stejneger, L. 1902. An annotated list of batrachians and reptiles collected in the vicinity of La Guaira, Venezuela, with descriptions of two new species of snakes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 24: 179–192. BHL

Additional references

Morato, S.A.A., Moura-Leite, J.C., Prudente, A.L.C. & Bérnils, R.S. 1995. A new species of Pseudoboa Schneider, 1801 from southeastern Brazil (Serpentes: Colubridae: Xenodontinae: Pseudoboini). Biociências 3(2): 253–264. Reference page.
Zaher, H., Oliveira, M.E. & Franco, F.L. 2008. A new, brightly colored species of Pseudoboa Schneider, 1801 from the Amazon Basin (Serpentes, Xenodontinae). Zootaxa 1674: 27–37. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Pseudoboa . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 May 2018.

Vernacular names
English: False Boas

Pseudoboa is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South America.[1]
Species

The genus Pseudoboa contains six species which are recognized as being valid.[1]

Pseudoboa coronata Schneider, 1801
Pseudoboa haasi (Boettger, 1905)
Pseudoboa martinsi Zaher, Oliveira & Franco, 2008
Pseudoboa neuwiedii (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
Pseudoboa nigra (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
Pseudoboa serrana Morato, Moura-Leite, Prudente & Bérnils, 1995

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pseudoboa.
References

Genus Pseudoboa at The Reptile Database.