Pseudoboa Schneider 1801

Pseudoboa, the false boas, 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 - 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.

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