Dipsadoboa is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.
Geographic range The genus Dipsadoboa is endemic to Africa.Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. . (Genus Dipsadoboa, p. 98).
Species The following 12 species are recognized as being valid. Dipsadoboa aulica (Günther, 1864) - marbled tree snake Dipsadoboa brevirostris (Sternfeld, 1908) Dipsadoboa duchesnii (Boulenger, 1901) Dipsadoboa flavida (Broadley & R. Stevens, 1971) - cross-barred tree snake Dipsadoboa kageleri (Uthmöller, 1939) - Kageler’s tree snake Dipsadoboa montisilva Branch, Conradie, & Tolley, 2019 - montane forest tree snake Dipsadoboa shrevei (Loveridge, 1932) - Shreve's tree snake Dipsadoboa underwoodi Rasmussen, 1993 Dipsadoboa unicolor Günther, 1858 - Günther's green tree snake Dipsadoboa viridis (W. Peters, 1869) - Laurent’s green tree snake Dipsadoboa weileri (Lindholm, 1905) - black-tailed tree snake Dipsadoboa werneri (Boulenger, 1897) - Werner's green tree snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dipsadoboa.
References
Further reading Günther A (1858). Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Dipsadoboa, new genus, p. 182).