Pseudohaje
Pseudohaje is a genus of venomous African elapid snakes, commonly called tree cobras or forest cobras because of their arboreal lifestyle.[1][2] Their ability to produce a hood is limited to a slight flattening of the neck.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Pseudohaje Günther, 1858 |
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Characteristics
Tree cobras have proportionally larger eyes compared to Naja species, smaller fangs, and smaller bone structures.[2] Members were formerly categorized as Naja, but anatomical analysis of midbody scale rows distinguished them as a separate taxon.[2]
Species
Two species are recognized as valid.[3]
- Pseudohaje goldii (Boulenger, 1895) – Goldie's tree cobra
- Pseudohaje nigra Günther, 1858 – black tree cobra
See also
References
- Pseudohaje. "ADW: Pseudohaje: CLASSIFICATION".
- Bogert, Charles M. (1942). "Pseudohaje Günther, a valid genus for two West African arboreal Cobras" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (1174): 1–9. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- "Pseudohaje ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Günther A. 1858. Catalogue of the Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Pseudohaje, new genus, p. 222).
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