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Pseudaspididae

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Pseudaspididae
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Pseudaspididae is a small family of elapoid snakes, containing only two species (each in their own monotypic genus) from sub-Saharan Africa. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family.[1] However, some authors continue to place them as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae.[2]

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The Asian mock vipers in the genus Psammodynastes were previously placed as disjunct members of this family, but more recent studies support them being a significantly older lineage belonging to their own family, Psammodynastidae.[2][3]

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Genera

The family contains two species in two genera.[2][3]

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