Siphlophis is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.[1] The genus is endemic to the Americas.
| Siphlophis | |
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| Siphlophis cervinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Siphlophis Fitzinger, 1843 |
Geographic range
editSpecies of the genus Siphlophis are found in northern South America and Central America.[1]
Species
editThe following seven species are recognized as being valid.[1][2]
- Siphlophis ayauma Sheehy, Yánez-Muñoz, Valencia & E.N. Smith, 2014 - Devil’s Head spotted night snake
- Siphlophis cervinus (Laurenti, 1768) - Panamanian spotted night snake, Panama spotted night snake
- Siphlophis compressus (Daudin, 1803) - tropical flat snake
- Siphlophis leucocephalus (Günther, 1863) - common spotted night snake
- Siphlophis longicaudatus (Andersson, 1901) - Brazilian spotted night snake
- Siphlophis pulcher (Raddi, 1820) - Guanabara spotted night snake
- Siphlophis worontzowi (Prado, 1940) - Worontzow's spotted night snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Siphlophis.
Etymology
editThe specific name, worontzowi, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Cesar Worontzow.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Genus Siphlophis at The Reptile Database.
- ^ "Siphlophis ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systemaik/Reptilien/Squamata/Serpentes/colubroidea/dipsadinae.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Siphlophis worontzowi, p. 289).
Further reading
edit- Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Siphlophis, new genus, p. 27). (in Latin).
- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Genus Siphlophis, p. 110).
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