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{{Short description|Genus of snakes}}
{{Short description|Genus of snakes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Prosymna sundevalli.jpg
| image = Prosymna sundevalli.jpg
|image_caption = ''Prosymna sundevalli''
| image_caption = ''Prosymna sundevalli''
|parent_authority = [[Christopher M. R. Kelly|Kelly]], [[Nigel P. Barker|Barker]], [[Martin H. Villet|Villet]] & [[:fr:Donald George Broadley|Broadley]], 2009
| parent_authority = [[species:Christopher M.R. Kelly|Kelly]], [[species:Nigel P. Barker|Barker]], [[species:Martin Herrer Villet|Villet]] & [[Donald George Broadley|Broadley]], 2009
| display_parents = 2
|taxon = Prosymna
| taxon = Prosymna
|authority = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1849
| authority = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1849
|subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision_ranks = Species
}}
}}


'''''Prosymna''''' is a [[genus]] of [[Elapoidea|elapoid]] snake.<ref name="RDB">{{EMBL genus|genus=Prosymna}}.</ref> It is the only genus in the [[Family (biology)|family]] '''Prosymnidae'''. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the [[Lamprophiidae]], but have been more recently identified as a distinct family.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Zaher, Hussam |author-link=species:Hussam Zaher |author2=Murphy, Robert W. |author2-link=species:Robert Ward Murphy |author3=Arredondo, Juan Camilo |author3-link=species:Juan Camilo Arredondo |author4=Graboski, Roberta |author4-link=species:Roberta Graboski |author5=Machado-Filho, Paulo Roberto |author5-link=species:Paulo Roberto Machado-Filho |author6=Mahlow, Kristin |author6-link=species:Kristin Mahlow |author7=Montingelli, Giovanna G. |author7-link=species:Giovanna Gondim Montingelli |author8=Quadros, Ana Bottallo |author8-link=species:Ana Bottallo Quadros |author9=Orlov, Nikolai L. |author9-link=species:Nikolai Liutsianovich Orlov |author10=Wilkinson, Mark |author10-link=species:Mark Wilkinson |author11=Zhang, Ya-Ping |author11-link=species:Ya-Ping Zhang |author12=Grazziotin, Felipe G. |author12-link=species:Felipe Gobbi Grazziotin |title=Large-scale molecular phylogeny, morphology, divergence-time estimation, and the fossil record of advanced caenophidian snakes (Squamata: Serpentes) |journal=PLoS One |volume=14 |issue=5 |pages=e0216148 |date=2019-05-10 |pmid=31075128 |pmc=6512042 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0216148 |bibcode=2019PLoSO..1416148Z |doi-access=free}}</ref>
'''''Prosymna''''' is a [[genus]] of snakes of the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Lamprophiidae]].<ref name="RDB">{{EMBL genus|genus=Prosymna}}.</ref> It is the only genus in the [[subfamily]] '''Prosymninae'''.


==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
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*''[[Prosymna angolensis]]'' {{small|[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1915}}
*''[[Prosymna angolensis]]'' {{small|[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1915}}
*''[[Prosymna bivittata]]'' {{small|[[Franz Werner|F. Werner]], 1903}}
*''[[Prosymna bivittata]]'' {{small|[[Franz Werner|F. Werner]], 1903}}
*''[[Prosymna confusa]]'' {{small|[[species:Werner Conradie|Conradie]], [[species:Chad Keates|Keates]], [[species:Ninda Baptists|Baptista]] & [[species:Javier Lobón-Rovira|Lobón-Rovira]], 2022}} – plain shovel-snout snake
*''[[Prosymna frontalis]]'' {{small|([[Wilhelm Peters|W. Peters]], 1867)}}
*''[[Prosymna frontalis]]'' {{small|([[Wilhelm Peters|W. Peters]], 1867)}}
*''[[Prosymna greigerti]]'' {{small|[[François Mocquard|Mocquard]], 1906}}
*''[[Prosymna greigerti]]'' {{small|[[François Mocquard|Mocquard]], 1906}}
*''[[Prosymna janii]]'' {{small|[[Giovanni Giuseppe Bianconi|Bianconi]], 1862}}
*''[[Prosymna janii]]'' {{small|[[Giovanni Giuseppe Bianconi|Bianconi]], 1862}}
*''[[Prosymna lineata]]'' {{small|(W. Peters, 1871)}}
*''[[Prosymna lineata]]'' {{small|(W. Peters, 1871)}}
*''[[Prosymna lisima]]'' {{small|Conradie, Keates, Baptista & Lobón-Rovira, 2022}} – Kalahari shovel-snout snake
*''[[Prosymna meleagris]]'' {{small|([[Johannes Theodor Reinhardt|J.T. Reinhardt]], 1843)}}
*''[[Prosymna meleagris]]'' {{small|([[Johannes Theodor Reinhardt|J.T. Reinhardt]], 1843)}}
*''[[Prosymna ornatissima]]'' {{small|[[Thomas Barbour|Barbour]] & [[Arthur Loveridge|Loveridge]], 1928}}
*''[[Prosymna ornatissima]]'' {{small|[[Thomas Barbour|Barbour]] & [[Arthur Loveridge|Loveridge]], 1928}}
*''[[Prosymna pitmani]]'' {{small|[[James Clarence Battersby|Battersby]], 1951}}
*''[[Prosymna pitmani]]'' {{small|[[species:James Clarence Battersby|Battersby]], 1951}}
*''[[Prosymna ruspolii]]'' {{small|(Boulenger, 1896)}}
*''[[Prosymna ruspolii]]'' {{small|(Boulenger, 1896)}}
*''[[Prosymna semifasciata]]'' {{small|[[:fr:Donald George Broadley|Broadley]], 1995}}
*''[[Prosymna semifasciata]]'' {{small|[[Donald George Broadley|Broadley]], 1995}}
*''[[Prosymna somalica]]'' {{small|[[Hampton Wildman Parker|Parker]], 1930}}
*''[[Prosymna somalica]]'' {{small|[[Hampton Wildman Parker|H. Parker]], 1930}}
*''[[Prosymna stuhlmanni]]'' {{small|([[Georg Johann Pfeffer|Pfeffer]], 1893)}}
*''[[Prosymna stuhlmanni]]'' {{small|([[Georg Johann Pfeffer|Pfeffer]], 1893)}}
*''[[Prosymna sundevalli]]'' {{small|([[Andrew Smith (zoologist)|A. Smith]], 1849)}}
*''[[Prosymna sundevalli]]'' {{small|([[Andrew Smith (zoologist)|A. Smith]], 1849)}}
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''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Prosymna''.
''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Prosymna''.


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
{{refbegin}}
*[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]] (1894). ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ.'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Genus ''Prosymna'', pp.&nbsp;246–247).
*{{cite book |vauthors=Boulenger GA |author-link1=George Albert Boulenger |date=1894 |title=Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ |location=London |publisher=Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers) }} xi + 382 pp. + Plates I–XX. (Genus ''Prosymna'', pp. 246–247).
*[[:fr:William Roy Branch|Branch, Bill]] (2004). ''Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa''. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. {{ISBN|0-88359-042-5}}. (Genus ''Prosymna'', p.&nbsp;83).
*{{cite book |vauthors=Branch WR |author-link1=William Roy Branch |date=2004 |title=Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa |location=Sanibel Island, Florida |publisher=Ralph Curtis Books }} 399 pp. {{ISBN|0-88359-042-5}}. (Genus ''Prosymna'', p. 83).
*[[John Edward Gray|Gray JE]] (1849). ''Catalogue of the Specimens of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum''. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, Printer). xv + 125 pp. (''Prosymna'', new genus, p.&nbsp;80).
*{{cite book |vauthors=Gray JE |author-link1=John Edward Gray |date=1849 |title=Catalogue of the Specimens of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum |location=London |publisher=Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, Printer)}} xv + 125 pp. (''Prosymna'', new genus, p. 80).

{{refend}}
{{Snake_families}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q1950966}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q1950966}}


[[Category:Snake genera]]
[[Category:Snake genera]]
[[Category:Lamprophiidae]]
[[Category:Alethinophidia]]
[[Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray]]
[[Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray]]

Latest revision as of 11:33, 9 June 2024

Prosymna
Prosymna sundevalli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Superfamily: Elapoidea
Family: Prosymnidae
Kelly, Barker, Villet & Broadley, 2009
Genus: Prosymna
Gray, 1849

Prosymna is a genus of elapoid snake.[1] It is the only genus in the family Prosymnidae. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family.[2]

Geographic range

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The genus Prosymna is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.[1]

Species

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Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Prosymna.

References

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  1. ^ a b Genus Prosymna at The Reptile Database.
  2. ^ Zaher, Hussam; Murphy, Robert W.; Arredondo, Juan Camilo; Graboski, Roberta; Machado-Filho, Paulo Roberto; Mahlow, Kristin; Montingelli, Giovanna G.; Quadros, Ana Bottallo; Orlov, Nikolai L.; Wilkinson, Mark; Zhang, Ya-Ping; Grazziotin, Felipe G. (2019-05-10). "Large-scale molecular phylogeny, morphology, divergence-time estimation, and the fossil record of advanced caenophidian snakes (Squamata: Serpentes)". PLoS One. 14 (5): e0216148. Bibcode:2019PLoSO..1416148Z. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0216148. PMC 6512042. PMID 31075128.

Further reading

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  • Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I–XX. (Genus Prosymna, pp. 246–247).
  • Branch WR (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Genus Prosymna, p. 83).
  • Gray JE (1849). Catalogue of the Specimens of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, Printer). xv + 125 pp. (Prosymna, new genus, p. 80).
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