Leptophis mexicanus

Leptophis mexicanus
A Mexican parrot snake in Belize
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Leptophis
Species: L. mexicanus
Binomial name
Leptophis mexicanus
A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron &
A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
Synonyms
  • Leptophis mexicanus
    A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron &
    A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
  • Ahætulla mexicana
    — Günther, 1858
  • Thrasops mexicanus
    — Cope, 1860
  • Hapsidophrys mexicanus
    — Cope, 1885[2]
  • Thalerophis mexicanus
    — Oliver, 1948
  • Leptophis mexicanus
    — J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970[3]

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 southern Mexico and Central America, in Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.[3]

Subspecies

There are four recognized subspecies, including the nominate subspecies.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Julian Lee; Marco Antonio Lopez-Luna (2013). "Leptophis mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T197500A2491231. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  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 + 32 pp. + Plates I.- XX. ("Leptophis mexicanus", pp. 108-109.)
  3. 1 2 3 Leptophis mexicanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 April 2017.

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