Bofa erlangeri

Ethiopian Forest Snake (Bofa erlangeri)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Bofa
Species: Bofa erlangeri

Name

Bofa erlangeri (Sternfeld, 1908)

Holotype: ZMB 27419.
Type locality: “Somaliland”, restricted to “Abera, ca. 6°27’ N 38°26’ E” by Tiutenko, Koch, Pabijan & Zinenko (2022: 259).

Combinations

Boodon erlangeri Sternfeld, 1908: 92 [original combination]
Lamprophis erlangeri — Broadley, 1983 [subsequent combination]
Bofa erlangeri — Tiutenko, Koch, Pabijan & Zinenko, 2022: 241 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Sternfeld, R. 1908. Neue und ungenügend bekannte afrikanische Schlangen. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1908(4): 92–95. BHL Reference page.
Tiutenko, A., Koch, C., Pabijan, M. & Zinenko, O. 2022. Generic affinities of African house snakes revised: a new genus for Boodon erlangeri (Serpentes: Elapoidea: Lamprophiidae: Lamprophiinae). Salamandra 58(4): 235–262. Abstract. PDF. ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Bofa erlangeri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 January 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: äthiopische Waldschlange
English: Ethiopian Forest Snake, Erlanger’s Forest Snake, Bofa
русский: эфиопская лесная змея, лесная змея Эрлангера, бофа

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