| Pseudaspididae | |
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| Pseudaspis cana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Superfamily: | Elapoidea |
| Family: | Pseudaspididae Cope, 1893 |
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Pseudaspididae is a small family of elapoid snakes, containing only two species (each in their own monotypic genus) from sub-Saharan Africa. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family. However, some authors continue to place them as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae.
The Asian mock vipers in the genus Psammodynastes were previously placed as disjunct members of this family, but more recent studies support them being a significantly older lineage belonging to their own family, Psammodynastidae.
Genera
The family contains two species in two genera.
- Pseudaspis Fitzinger, 1843
- Pseudaspis cana (Linnaeus, 1758) (mole snake)
- Pythonodipsas Günther, 1868
- Pythonodipsas carinata Günther, 1868 (western keeled snake)
References
- Zaher H, Murphy RW, Arredondo JC, Graboski R, Machado-Filho PR, Mahlow K, et al. (2019-05-10). "Large-scale molecular phylogeny, morphology, divergence-time estimation, and the fossil record of advanced caenophidian snakes (Squamata: Serpentes)". PLOS ONE. 14 (5): e0216148. Bibcode:2019PLoSO..1416148Z. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0216148. PMC 6512042. PMID 31075128.
- ^ Das, Sunandan; Greenbaum, Eli; Brecko, Jonathan; Pauwels, Olivier S. G.; Ruane, Sara; Pirro, Stacy; Merilä, Juha (2024-04-25). "Phylogenomics of Psammodynastes and Buhoma (Elapoidea: Serpentes), with the description of a new Asian snake family". Scientific Reports. 14 (1): 9489. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-60215-2. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 11045840.
- ^ Uetz P, et al. (eds.). "Pseudaspididae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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| Pseudaspididae | |
| Pseudaspidinae | |