Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Colubridae Bibliography of the genus Boiruna Biodiversity of the family Colubridae Genus Boiruna Southern Snake Eaters, Southern Mussuranas, False Mussuranas Südlicher Schlangenfresser Sydlige Slangeædere, Sydlige Mussuranaer 1996 Boiruna Zaher (type species: Oxyrhopus maculatus Boulenger 1896) Contents: 2 species, of which 1 (50.0%) is endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: South America. Reported from: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Distrito Federal, Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins), Paraguay, Uruguay. Boiruna maculata South American Spotted Snake Eater, Common False Mussurana Südamerikanische Gefleckte Schlangenfresser Sydamerikansk Plettet Slangeæder 1896 Oxyrhopus maculatus Boulenger Pseudoboa maculata Serié 1921 Boiruna maculata Zaher 1996 Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Clelia clelia or Clelia occipitolutea (e.g., Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970; Scrocchi & Viñas 1990). Revalidated by Zaher (1996). Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Distrito Federal, Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Tocantins), Paraguay, Uruguay. Boiruna sertaneja Sertão Snake Eater Sertão-Schlangenfresser Sertão-slangeæder 1996 Boiruna sertaneja Zaher Distribution: Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceara, Minas Gerais, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Tocantins).