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Limaformosa

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Limaformosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Lamprophiidae
Subfamily: Lamprophiinae
Genus: Limaformosa
Broadley, Tolley, Conradie, Wishart, J.-F. Trape, Burger, Kusamba, Zassi-Boulou & Greenbaum, 2018
Limaformosa capensis

Limaformosa is a genus of snakes, commonly known as file snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.

Etymology

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The generic name, Limaformosa, is from Latin lima meaning "file" + formosa meaning "beautifully formed".[1]

Species

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There are six recognized species in the genus:[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Limaformosa.

References

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  1. ^ a b Genus Limaformosa at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (West African File Snake Mehelya crossii, p. 62).

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