Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
October 9th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Dispholidus
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Boomslangs
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Boomslangen
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Afrikanske Gifttræsnoge, Boomslanger
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1829 |  |
Bucephalus Smith [not Bucephalus Baer 1826 (Trematoda)] (type species: Bucephalus typus Smith 1829) |
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1830 | |
Erymnus Wagler (type species: Coluber macrolepidotus Shaw = Bucephalus typus Smith 1829; syn. Williams & Wallach 1989) |
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1832 | |
Dispholidus Duvernoy (type species: Dispholidus lalandii Duvernoy 1832) |
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1843 | |
Dryomedusa Fitzinger (type species: Dendrophis colubrina Schlegel 1837) |
Contents:
6 species, of which 2 (33.3%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Although reported from Djibouti by some authors [as D. typus] (Spawls & Branch 1995; David & Ineich 1999), presence in the country needs confirmation.
It was not listed for the country by Nistri & Vanni (2014).
Records from Niger [as D. typus] (e.g., Spawls & Branch 1995; David & Ineich 1999) are regarded as erroneous, since the species was not included for the country by Trape & Mané (2015).
Distribution:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Benin,
Botswana,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Djibouti,
Eritrea
(incl.
Dahlak Archipelago),
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Malawi,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago),
Namibia,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape),
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania
(incl.
Mafia,
Pemba,
Zanzibar),
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Dispholidus kivuensis
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Kivu Boomslang, Kivu Large Green Tree Snake
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Kivu-Boomslang
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Kivu-gifttræsnog
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1955 | |
Dispholidus typus kivuensis Laurent |
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Dispholidus kivuensis Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of typus.
Treated herein as a separate species, following Pietersen, Verburght & Davies (2021).
Distribution:
Burundi,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Kenya,
Rwanda,
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Zambia.
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Dispholidus occidentalis
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Western Boomslang
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Westlicher Boomslang
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Vestlig Gifttræsnog
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1961 | |
Dispholidus typus occidentalis Perret |
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Dispholidus occidentalis Trape 2023 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies or synonym of typus.
Treated as a separate species herein, following Trape (2023).
Distribution:
Benin,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Gabon,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Togo,
Uganda.
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Dispholidus pembae
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Pemba Boomslang
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Pemba-Boomslang
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Pemba-gifttræsnog
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2021 | |
Dispholidus pembae Hughes |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of typus.
Distribution:
Tanzania
(Pemba).
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Dispholidus punctatus
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Spotted Boomslang, Angolan Boomslang
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Gefleckter Boomslang
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Plettet Gifttræsnog, Plettet Boomslange
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1955 | |
Dispholidus typus punctatus Laurent |
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Dispholidus punctatus Trape & Collet 2021 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of typus (e.g., Laurent 1955).
Revalidated as a separate species by Trape & Collet (2021).
Distribution:
Angola,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Zambia.
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Dispholidus typus
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Cape Boomslang, Common Boomslang, Brown/Black/Cape/Back-fanged Tree Snake
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Kap-Boomslang, Gewöhnlicher Boomslang
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Kap-Boomslange, (Almindelig Afrikansk Gifttræsnog, Almindelig Boomslange)
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1828 | |
Bucephalus typus Smith |
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Dispholidus typus Boulenger 1896 |
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1829 | |
Bucephalus bellii Smith (Broadley & Wallach 2002) |
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1829 | |
Bucephalus gutturalis Smith (Broadley & Wallach 2002) |
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1829 | |
Bucephalus jardineii Smith (Broadley & Wallach 2002) |
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1832 | |
Dispholidus lalandii Duvernoy (Broadley & Wallach 2002) |
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1837 | |
Dendrophis colubrina Schlegel (Broadley & Wallach 2002) |
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1841 | |
Bucephalus capensis Smith (Broadley & Wallach 2002) |
Remarks:
Now restricted to South Africa (Broadley & Blaylock 2013).
Previously included kivuensis, occidentalis, punctatus, viridis, and the population now assigned to pembae.
Status of many older records of typus from outside South Africa needs further studies.
Correct year of original description is 1828, not 1829 (David & Ineich 1999).
Distribution:
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Dispholidus typus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Dispholidus viridis
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Green Boomslang, Northern Boomslang
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Grüner Boomslang
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Grøn Gifttræsnog
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1841 | |
Bucephalus viridis Smith |
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Bucephalus capensis viridis Müller 1885 |
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Dispholidus typus viridis Laurent 1958 |
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Dispholidus viridis Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 |
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1848 | |
Dendrophis pseudodipsas Bianconi (Broadley & Wallach 2002 [by implication]) |
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1937 | |
Thrasops jacksonii mossambicus Mertens (Broadley & Wallach 2002 [by implication]) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of typus.
Treated herein as a separate species, following Pietersen, Verburght & Davies (2021).
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Eswatini,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape),
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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