Pseudoboa

Pseudoboa is a genus of snakes, also known commonly as the false boas, in the subfamily Dipsadinae of family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South America.^[1]

Pseudoboa
Pseudoboa neuwiedii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Dipsadinae
Genus:	Pseudoboa Schneider, 1801

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.