Pliocercus
| Pliocercus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pliocercus euryzonus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Dipsadidae |
| Subfamily: | Xenodontinae |
| Genus: | Pliocercus Cope, 1860 |
Pliocercus is a genus of snakes in the family Dipsadidae.[1]
Geographic range
Species in the genus Pliocercus are found in Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.[1]
Species
- Pliocercus elapoides Cope, 1860
- Pliocercus euryzonus Cope, 1862
- Pliocercus wilmarai H.M. Smith, Pérez-Higareda & Chiszar, 1996
Etymology
The specific name, wilmarai, is in honor of herpetologist William P. "Wil" Mara.[2]
References
- 1 2 Genus Pliocercus at The Reptile Database.
- ↑ 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. (Pliocercus wilmarai, p. 287).
Further reading
- Cope ED (1860). "Catalogue of the Colubridæ in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with notes and descriptions of new species. Part 2". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia [12]: 241-266. (Pliocercus, new genus, p. 253; P. elapoides, new species, pp. 253-254).
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