Tomodon
| Tomodon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Xenodontinae |
| Genus: | Tomodon A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1853 |
Tomodon is a genus of colubrid snakes, which are endemic to South America.[1] Three species are currently recognized.[2]
- Tomodon dorsatus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
- Tomodon ocellatus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
- Tomodon orestes Harvey & Muñoz, 2004
Cited references
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ "Tomodon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
Further reading
- Dumeril, A.M.C., and G. Bibron. 1853. Prodrome de la classification des reptiles ophidiens. Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de France 23: 399-536 + 2 plates. (Genus Tomodon, p. 495.)
- Freiberg, M. 1982. Snakes of South America. T.F.H. Publications. Hong Kong. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Tomodon, pp. 72, 76, 112, 144 + photographs on p. 158.)
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