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  1. <em>Aprosdoketophis andreonei</em>, a new genus and species of snake from Somalia (Serpentes: Colubridae: Boiginae)

    Aprosdoketophis andreonei, a new genus and species of snake from Somalia (Serpentes: Colubridae: Boiginae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Van Wallach --- , USA Benedetto Lanza --- Museo di Storia Naturale dell'Università di Firenze, Sezione di Zoologia “La Specola”, Italy Annamaria Nistri --- Museo di Storia Naturale dell'Università di Firenze, Sezione di Zoologia “La Specola”, Italy
    An aglyphous colubroid snake representing a new genus and species is described from Somalia. It is a terrestrial form that inhabits xerophytic woodlands. A comparison with both African and extralimital genera indicates that its relationships lie with the opisthoglyph Boiginae...