Boiruna
| Boiruna | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Boiruna maculata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Zaher, 1996 |
Boiruna is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South America.[1]
Species
The genus Boiruna contains the following two species.[1]
- Boiruna maculata (Boulenger, 1896) – mussarana
- Boiruna sertaneja Zaher, 1996 – mussarana
References
- ^ a b Genus Boiruna at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Zaher H (1996). "A new genus and species of Pseudoboine Snake, with a revision of the genus Clelia (Serpentes, Xenodintinae)". Bollettino del Museo Regionali di Scienze Naturali di Torino 14 (2): 289–337. (Boiruna, new genus, pp. 291–292).