Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Buhoma
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African Forest Snakes
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Afrikanische Waldnattern
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Afrikanske Skovsnoge
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Buhoma Ziegler, Vences, Glaw & Böhme (type species: Geodipsas vauerocegae Tornier 1902) |
Contents:
3 species, of which 2 (66.7%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The three species of this genus were previously placed in the genus Geodipsas, now considered a subgenus of
Compsophis (Glaw, Nagy & Vences 2007).
Distribution:
Equatorial Africa.
Reported from:
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Tanzania,
Uganda.
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Buhoma depressiceps
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Pale-headed Forest Snake, Cameroon Dwarf Snake
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Hellkopf-Waldnatter
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Lyshovedet Skovsnog
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1897 | |
Tropidonotus depressiceps Werner |
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Geodipsas depressiceps Boulenger 1919 |
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Buhoma depressiceps Ziegler, Vences, Glaw & Böhme 1997 |
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1956 | |
Geodipsas depressiceps marlieri Laurent |
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Buhoma depressiceps marlieri Ziegler, Vences, Glaw & Böhme 1997 |
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Buhoma marlieri Chippaux & Jackson 2019 |
Other common names:
marlieri: Kivu Forest Snake, (Marlier's Forest Snake)
Remarks:
The subspecies marlieri may prove to be a separate species (Ziegler, Vences, Glaw & Böhme 1997), and it was treated as such by Chippaux & Jackson (2019), but without discussion.
Distribution:
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Uganda.
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Buhoma procterae
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Uluguru Forest Snake
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Uluguru-Waldnatter
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Uluguru-skovsnog, (Procters Skovsnog)
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1922 | |
Geodipsas procterae Loveridge |
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Buhoma procterae Ziegler, Vences, Glaw & Böhme 1997 |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Buhoma vauerocegae
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Usambara Forest Snake
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Usambara-Waldnatter
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Usambara-skovsnog
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Geodipsas vauerocegae Tornier |
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Buhoma vauerocegae Ziegler, Vences, Glaw & Böhme 1997 |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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