Pseudaspididae is a small family of elapoid snakes, containing only two species (each in their own monotypic genus) from sub-Saharan Africa. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family. However, some authors continue to place them as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae.
The Asian mock vipers in the genus Psammodynastes were previously placed as disjunct members of this family, but more recent studies support them being a significantly older lineage belonging to their own family, Psammodynastidae.
Genera
The family contains two species in two genera.
Pseudaspis Fitzinger, 1843 Pseudaspis cana (Linnaeus, 1758) (mole snake) Pythonodipsas Günther, 1868 Pythonodipsas carinata Günther, 1868 (western keeled snake)
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