Pseudoboa neuwiedii

Pseudoboa neuwiedii, commonly known as the dark-headed red false boa or Neuwied's false boa, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northern South America.

Pseudoboa neuwiedii
Pseudoboa neuwiedii in a house in El Limón, Venezuela
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Pseudoboa
Species:
P. neuwiedii
Binomial name
Pseudoboa neuwiedii
Synonyms
  • Scytale neuwiedii A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
  • Oxyrhopus neuwiedii (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
  • Olisthenes euphæus Cope, 1859
  • Rhinocheilus thominoti Bocourt, 1887
  • Pseudoboa robinsoni Stejneger, 1902
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