Leptophis
| Leptophis | |
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| Leptophis ahaetulla | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Leptophis Bell, 1825 |
Leptophis is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as parrot snakes, which are endemic to the Americas.[1]
Description[]
Snakes 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.[2]
The maxillary teeth, which number 20–32, are in a continuous series without any interspace, and are longest posteriorly,[2] but without grooves.[3] Conversely, the mandibular teeth are longest anteriorly.[2]
Species and subspecies[]
The following species and subspecies are currently recognized as being valid.[4][5]
- Leptophis ahaetulla (Linnaeus, 1758) – parrot snake
- Oliver, 1942 – Oliver's parrot snake
- (Cope, 1868) – copper parrot snake
- (Cope, 1861) – Cope's parrot snake
- Leptophis diplotropis (Günther, 1872)
- Leptophis diplotropis diplotropis (Günther, 1872) – Pacific Coast parrot snake
- H.M. Smith, 1943
- Murphy, Charles, Lehtinen, & Koeller, 2013
- Leptophis mexicanus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 – culebra-perico mexicana
- , 1976
- A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 – Mexican parrot snake
- Mertens, 1972
- Oliver, 1942
- Leptophis modestus (Günther, 1872) – cloud forest parrot snake
- Leptophis nebulosus Oliver, 1942 – Oliver's parrot snake
- , 1910 – Despax's parrot snake
- Leptophis stimsoni , 1995 – gray lora
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[]
- ^ "Leptophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7.(Genus Leptophis, p. 80).
- ^ "Leptophis ". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: Annual Checklist. Encyclopedia of Life. Consulted: 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Leptophis ". The Reptile Database. Consulted: 8 May 2011.
Further reading[]
- 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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