Pseudoboa, the false boas, is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South America.
Species
The genus Pseudoboa contains six species which are recognized as being valid.
- Pseudoboa coronata Schneider, 1801 - crowned false boa
- Pseudoboa haasi (Boettger, 1905) - Paraná false boa
- Pseudoboa martinsi Zaher, Oliveira & Franco, 2008
- Pseudoboa neuwiedii (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) - dark-headed red false boa, Neuwied's false boa
- Pseudoboa nigra (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) - black false boa
- 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
Further reading
- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Genus Pseudoboa, p. 107).
- Schneider JG (1801). Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae Fasciculus Secundus continens Crocodilos, Scincos, Chamaesauras, Boas, Pseudoboas, Elaps, Angues, Amphisbaenas et Caecilias. Jena: F. Frommann. vi 374 pp. Plates I-II. (Pseudoboa, new genus, p. 281). (in Latin, with some French in Addenda).
