Leptophis is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as parrot snakes. The species within this genus are widely distributed throughout Mexico, Central and South America.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Leptophis Bell, 1825 |
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Classification
editThe genus Leptophis belongs to the subfamily Colubrinae, of the family Colubridae. The species relationships within Leptophis can be shown in the cladogram below, with possible paraphyletic species identified:[2]
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Description
editSnakes of the genus Leptophis are slender with a long tail. The body is cylindrical or slightly laterally compressed. The head is elongated and distinct from the neck. The eye is large with a round pupil. The dorsal scales are arranged in 15 rows at midbody. The maxillary teeth, which number 20–32, are in a continuous series without any interspace, and are longest posteriorly. Conversely, the mandibular teeth are longest anteriorly.[3]
Species and subspecies
editThe following species and subspecies are currently recognized as being valid:
- Leptophis ahaetulla (Linnaeus, 1758) – giant parrot snake[4]
- Leptophis bocourti Boulenger, 1898[5]
- Leptophis bolivianus Oliver, 1942[6]
- Leptophis coeruleodorsus Oliver, 1942 – Oliver's parrot snake[7]
- Leptophis cupreus (Cope, 1868) – copper parrot snake[8]
- Leptophis depressirostris (Cope, 1861) – Cope's parrot snake[9]
- Leptophis dibernardoi Albuquerque, Santos, Borges-Nojosa & R. Ávila, 2022[10]
- Leptophis diplotropis (Günther, 1872) - Pacific Coast parrot snake[11]
- Leptophis diplotropis diplotropis (Günther, 1872)
- Leptophis diplotropis forreri H.M. Smith, 1943
- Leptophis liocercus Wied-Neuwied, 1824[12]
- Leptophis marginatus Cope, 1862[13]
- Leptophis mexicanus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 – Mexican parrot snake[14]
- Leptophis mexicanus hoeversi Henderson, 1976
- Leptophis mexicanus mexicanus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
- Leptophis mexicanus septentrionalis Mertens, 1972
- Leptophis mexicanus yucatanensis Oliver, 1942
- Leptophis modestus (Günther, 1872) – cloud forest parrot snake[15]
- Leptophis nebulosus Oliver, 1942 – Oliver's parrot snake[16]
- Leptophis nigromarginatus (Günther, 1866) - black-skinned parrot snake[17]
- Leptophis occidentalis (Günther, 1859)[18]
- Leptophis praestans Cope, 1868[19]
- Leptophis riveti Despax, 1910 – Despax's parrot snake[20]
- Leptophis stimsoni Harding, 1995 – Trinidad upland parrot snake[21]
- Leptophis urostictus (W. Peters, 1873)[22]
Nota bene: A binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Leptophis.
References
edit- ^ De Albuquerque, Nelson Rufino; Fernandes, Daniel S. (2022). "Taxonomic revision of the parrot snake Leptophis ahaetulla. (Serpentes, Colubridae)". Zootaxa. 5153 (1): 1–69. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5153.1.1. PMID 36095641. S2CID 249561990.
- ^ Torres-Carvajal, Omar; Terán, Claudia (2021). "Molecular phylogeny of Neotropical Parrot Snakes (Serpentes: Colubrinae: Leptophis) supports underestimated species richness". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 164: 107267. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107267. PMID 34293395.
- ^ 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, p. 105-106, Figure 10.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis ahaetulla (LINNAEUS, 1758)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis bocourti (BOULENGER, 1898)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis bolivianus (OLIVER, 1942)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis coeruleodorsus (OLIVER, 1942)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis cupreus (COPE, 1868)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis depressirostris (COPE, 1861)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis dibernardoi (ALBUQUERQUE, SANTOS, BORGES-NOJOSA & ÁVILA, 2022)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis diplotropis (GÜNTHER, 1872)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis liocercus (WIED, 1824)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis marginatus (COPE, 1862)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis mexicanus (DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis modestus (GÜNTHER, 1872)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis nebulosus (OLIVER, 1942)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis nigromarginatus (GÜNTHER, 1866)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis occidentalis (GÜNTHER, 1859)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis praestans (COPE, 1868)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis riveti (DESPAX, 1910)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis stimsoni (HARDING, 1995)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis urostictus (PETERS, 1873)". Reptile Database. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
Further reading
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- Bell T (1825). "On Leptophina, a group of Serpents comprising the Genus Dryinus of Merrem, and a newly formed Genus proposed to be named Leptophis ". Zoological Journal 2: 322–329. (Leptophis, new genus, pp. 328–329.)
- https://serpientesdevenezuela.org/leptophis-ahaetulla/
- https://serpientesdevenezuela.org/leptophis-coeruleodorsus/
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