Description

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Species of snake

Pseudoboodon sandfordorum, also known as Sandford's Ethiopian mountain snake and Sandford's Ethiopian snake is a species of snake in the family Lamprophiidae.^[2][3] It was first described in 2004 by Stephen Spawls. Its holotype was collected in late 1997 in Ethiopia.^[4]

Ecology

In 2014, it was classified in IUCN Red List as DD (data deficient).^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Spawls, S. (2021). "Pseudoboodon sandfordorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T21584164A21584171. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T21584164A21584171.en. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
2. ^ "Pseudoboodon sandfordorum". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
3. ^ "Pseudoboodon sandfordorum". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
4. ^ Spawls, Stephen (June 2004). "A new species of Pseudoboodon (Reptilia: Serpentes) from the central highlands of Ethiopia; with notes on some other members of the genus". African Journal of Herpetology. 53 (1): 13–19. doi:10.1080/21564574.2004.9635494. ISSN 2156-4574.

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Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Squamata

Family: Lamprophiidae

Genus: Pseudoboodon

Species: Sandford's Ethiopian Mountain Snake Pseudoboodon sandfordorum

Conservation Status

extinct (EX)