Leptophis mexicanus
| Leptophis mexicanus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Leptophis |
| Species: | L. mexicanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptophis mexicanus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 | |
| Synonyms | |
Leptophis mexicanus, commonly known as the Mexican parrot snake, is a species of medium-sized slender snake of the Colubridae family. It is endemic to the Americas.
Geographic range
It can be found in Mexico and Central America, including Guatemala and Belize.
Subspecies
There are four recognized subspecies, including the nominate subspecies.
- 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
- 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.
- ↑ 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 + 32 pp. + Plates I.- XX. ("Leptophis mexicanus", pp. 108-109.)
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Duméril, A.M.C., Gabriel Bibron and A[uguste] Dumeril. 1854. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles, Tome septième. — Première partie. Roret. Paris. 780 pp. (Leptophis mexicanus, pp. 536-537.)
- Henderson, R.W. 1976. A New Insular Subspecies of the Colubrid Snake Leptophis mexicanus (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae) from Belize. Journ. Herpetology 10 (4): 329-331. ("Leptophis mexicanus hoeversi subsp. nov.")
- Mertens, W. 1972. Eine neue Schlankatter der Gattung Leptophis aus Mexico. Senckenbergiana Biologica 53 (5-6): 341-342. (Leptophis mexicanus septentrionalis)
- Oliver, J.A. 1942. A check list of the snakes of the genus Leptophis, with descriptions of new forms. Occ. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan (462): 1-19. (Leptophis mexicanus yucatanensis, p. 10.)
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