Prosymna is a genus of elapoid snake.. It is the only genus in the family Prosymnidae. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have been more recently identified as a distinct family.
Geographic range The genus Prosymna is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Species Prosymna ambigua Prosymna angolensis Prosymna bivittata Prosymna confusa – plain shovel-snout snake Prosymna frontalis Prosymna greigerti Prosymna janii Prosymna lineata Prosymna lisima – Kalahari shovel-snout snake Prosymna meleagris Prosymna ornatissima Prosymna pitmani Prosymna ruspolii Prosymna semifasciata Prosymna somalica Prosymna stuhlmanni Prosymna sundevalli Prosymna visseri
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Prosymna.
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