Xenoxybelis
Appearance
Xenoxybelis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
Genus: | Xenoxybelis Machado, 1993 |
Species | |
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Xenoxybelis is a genus of colubrid snakes endemic to South America.[1]
Species
[edit]There are 2 recognized species.
- Xenoxybelis argenteus (Daudin, 1803) – NW South America - - striped sharpnose snake, diurnal vine snake
- Xenoxybelis boulengeri (Procter, 1923) – Bolivia, Peru, Brazil - southern sharpnose snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Xenoxybelis.
References
[edit]- ^ Genus Xenoxybelis at The Reptile Database.