Bofa erlangeri, also known commonly as the Ethiopian house snake, is a species of snake in the family Lamprophiidae. The species is endemic to Ethiopia.[2]
Taxonomy
B. erlangeri is the only species in the genus Bofa.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, erlangeri, is in honor of German ornithologist Carlo von Erlanger, who was one of the collectors of the holotype.[3][4]
Geographic range
B. erlangeri is found in the central plateau of Ethiopia.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of B. erlangeri are forest and grassland, at altitudes of 800–2,800 m (2,600–9,200 ft), and it has also been found in farmland.[1]
Description
B. erlangeri may attain a total length (including tail) of 1.2 m (3.9 ft).[1]
Diet
B. erlangeri preys upon rodents.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b c d e Spawls, S. (2021). "Lamprophis erlangeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2021: e.T21583934A21583945. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T21583934A21583945.en.
- ^ a b c d Bofa erlangeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 August 2019.
- ^ 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. (Lamprophis erlangeri, p. 85).
- ^ Sternfeld R (1908).
Further reading
- Largen MJ, Spawls S (2010). Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 694 pp. ISBN 978-3899734669. (Lamprophis erlangeri, p. 467).
- Nečas P (1997). "Five endemic montane snakes from Ethiopia". Reptile & Amphibian Magazine 49: 58–65. (Lamprophis erlangeri, new combination).
- Sternfeld R (1908). "Neue und ungenügend bekannte afrikanische Schlangen ". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 4: 92–95. (Boodon erlangeri, new species, p. 92). (in German).
- Tiutenko A, Koch C, Pabijan M, Zinenko O (2022). "Generic affinities of African house snakes revised: a new genus for Boodon erlangeri (Serpentes: Elapoidea: Lamprophiidae: Lamprophiinae)". Salamandra 58 (4): 235–262. (Bofa, new genus, p. 240; Bofa erlangeri, new combination, p. 241).
- Wallach V, Williams KL, Boundy J (2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. Boca Raton, London, New York: CRC Press, an Imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group. 1,237 pp. ISBN 978-1482208474. (Boaedon erlangeri, p. 95).
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