Pseudaspididae

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]

Pseudaspididae
Pseudaspis cana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Superfamily:	Elapoidea
Family:	Pseudaspididae Cope, 1893
Genera
Pseudaspis Fitzinger, 1843 Pythonodipsas Günther, 1868

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]

Genera

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

• Pseudaspis Fitzinger, 1843
  • Pseudaspis cana (Linnaeus, 1758) (mole snake)
• Pythonodipsas Günther, 1868
  • Pythonodipsas carinata Günther, 1868 (western keeled snake)