Pseudohaje
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Pseudohaje is a genus of venomous African elapid snakes, commonly called tree cobras or forest cobras because of their arboreal lifestyle.[1][2] Their ability to produce a hood is limited to a slight flattening of the neck.
Characteristics
Tree cobras have proportionally larger eyes compared to Naja species, smaller fangs, and smaller bone structures.[2] Members were formerly categorized as Naja, but anatomical analysis of midbody scale rows distinguished them as a separate taxon.[2]
Species
Two species are recognized as valid.[3]
- Pseudohaje goldii (Boulenger, 1895) – Goldie's tree cobra
- Pseudohaje nigra Günther, 1858 – black tree cobra
See also
References
- ^ http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Pseudohaje.html#Pseudohaje.
- ^ a b c Bogert, Charles M. (1942). "Pseudohaje Günther, a valid genus for two West African arboreal Cobras" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (1174): 1–9. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|coauthors=and|month=(help) - ^ "Pseudohaje ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Günther A. 1858. Catalogue of the Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Pseudohaje, new genus, p. 222).
External links
Data related to Pseudohaje at Wikispecies
- Genus: Pseudohaje at GBIF Portal
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