Leptophis mexicanus, commonly known as the Mexican parrot snake, is a species of medium-sized slender snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Americas.
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| An adult Mexican parrot snake (Leptophis mexicanus) found in Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Leptophis |
| Species: | L. mexicanus
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| Leptophis mexicanus | |
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Geographic range
editL. mexicanus can be found in southern Mexico and Central America, in Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.[3]
Subspecies
editThere are four recognized subspecies, including the nominate subspecies.[3]
- L. m. hoeversi Henderson, 1976
- L. m. mexicanus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
- L. m. septentrionalis Mertens, 1972
- L. m. yucatanensis Oliver, 1942
References
edit- ^ Julian Lee, Marco Antonio Lopez-Luna (2013). "Leptophis mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197500A2491231. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197500A2491231.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers.) xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Leptophis mexicanus, pp. 108-109).
- ^ a b c Leptophis mexicanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 April 2017.
Further reading
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- Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Dumeril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles, Tome septième. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Leptophis mexicanus, new species, pp. 536–537). (in French).
- Henderson RW (1976). "A New Insular Subspecies of the Colubrid Snake Leptophis mexicanus (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae) from Belize". J. Herpetology 10 (4): 329–331. (Leptophis mexicanus hoeversi, new subspecies).
- Liner, Ernest A. (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico". Louisiana State University Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science 80: 1-60.
- Mertens R (1972). "Eine neue Schlankatter der Gattung Leptophis aus Mexico ". Senckenbergiana Biologica 53 (5-6): 341–342. (Leptophis mexicanus septentrionalis, new subspecies). (in German).
- Oliver JA (1942). "A check list of the snakes of the genus Leptophis, with descriptions of new forms". Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan (462): 1–19. (Leptophis mexicanus yucatanensis, new subspecies, p. 10).
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