Phalotris

Phalotris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Dipsadidae
Subfamily: Xenodontinae
Genus: Phalotris
Cope, 1862

Phalotris is a genus of snakes of the family Dipsadidae.

Geographic range

All species of the genus Phalotris are found in South America.[1]

Species

The following 16 species are recognized as being valid.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Phalotris.

Etymology

The specific name, mertensi, is in honor of German herpetologist Robert Mertens.[2]

The specific name, normanscotti, is in honor of Norman Scott, Jr., in recognition of his contribution to the knowledge of the herpetofauna of Paraguay.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Genus Phalotris at The Reptile Database.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phalotris mertensi, p. 176).
  3. "Phalotris normanscotti ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

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