Leptophis
| Leptophis | |
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| Leptophis ahaetulla | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| 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
The following species are currently recognized:[4][5]
- Leptophis ahaetulla (Linnaeus, 1758) -- parrot snake
- Leptophis ahaetulla ahaetulla (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Leptophis ahaetulla bocourti Boulenger, 1898
- Leptophis ahaetulla bolivianus Oliver, 1942
- Leptophis ahaetulla chocoensis Oliver, 1942
- Leptophis ahaetulla coeruleodorsus Oliver, 1942
- Leptophis ahaetulla copei Oliver, 1942
- Leptophis ahaetulla liocercus (Wied, 1824)
- Leptophis ahaetulla marginatus (Cope, 1862)
- Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus (Günther, 1866)
- Leptophis ahaetulla occidentalis (Günther, 1859)
- Leptophis ahaetulla ortonii Cope, 1876
- Leptophis ahaetulla praestans (Cope 1868)
- Leptophis cupreus (Cope, 1868) -- copper parrot snake
- Leptophis depressirostris (Cope, 1861) -- Cope's parrot snake
- Leptophis diplotropis (Günther, 1872)
- Leptophis diplotropis diplotropis (Günther, 1872) -- Pacific Coast parrot snake
- Leptophis diplotropis forreri H.M. Smith, 1943
- Leptophis mexicanus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 -- culebra-perico mexicana
- Leptophis mexicanus hoeversi Henderson, 1976
- Leptophis mexicanus mexicanus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 -- Mexican parrot snake
- Leptophis mexicanus septentrionalis Mertens, 1972
- Leptophis mexicanus yucatanensis Oliver, 1942
- Leptophis modestus (Günther, 1872) -- cloud forest parrot snake
- Leptophis nebulosus Oliver, 1942 -- Oliver's parrot snake
- Leptophis riveti Despax, 1910 -- Despax's parrot snake
- Leptophis santamartensis Bernal-Carlo & Roze, 1994
- Leptophis stimsoni Harding, 1995 -- gray lora
References
- ↑ "Leptophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Boulenger, G.A. 1894. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, Printers.) London. xi + 382 pp. + Plates I.- XX. (Leptophis, p. 105-106, Figure 10.)
- ↑ Freiberg, M. 1982. Snakes of South America. T.F.H. Publications. Hong Kong. 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 Bell, 1825. 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, pp. 328-329.)
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