Erpetogomphus
Genus of dragonflies
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Erpetogomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as ringtails. Most of the species are predominantly green coloured and the males have a moderately clubbed tail.[1]
| Erpetogomphus Temporal range: | |
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| Erpetogomphus designatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Erpetogomphus Selys, 1858 |
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Erpetogomphus agkistrodon Garrison, 1994
- Erpetogomphus boa Selys, 1859
- Erpetogomphus bothrops Garrison, 1994 – one-striped ringtail[3]
- Erpetogomphus compositus Hagen in Selys, 1858 – white-belted ringtail[4]
- Erpetogomphus constrictor Ris, 1918 – knob-tipped ringtail[5]
- Erpetogomphus cophias Selys, 1858
- Erpetogomphus crotalinus (Hagen in Selys, 1854) – yellow-legged ringtail[4]
- Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen in Selys, 1858 – eastern ringtail[4]
- Erpetogomphus elaphe Garrison, 1994
- Erpetogomphus elaps Selys, 1858 – straight-tipped ringtail[4]
- Erpetogomphus erici Novelo & Garrison, 1999
- Erpetogomphus eutainia Calvert, 1905 – blue-faced ringtail[4]
- Erpetogomphus heterodon Garrison, 1994 – dashed ringtail[4]
- Erpetogomphus lampropeltis Kennedy, 1918 – serpent ringtail[4]
- Erpetogomphus leptophis Garrison, 1994 – dark-shouldered ringtail[6]
- Erpetogomphus liopeltis Garrison, 1994
- Erpetogomphus ophibolus Calvert, 1905
- Erpetogomphus sabaleticus Williamson, 1918
- Erpetogomphus schausi Calvert, 1919
- Erpetogomphus sipedon Calvert, 1905
- Erpetogomphus tristani Calvert, 1912
- Erpetogomphus viperinus Selys, 1868
A single fossil species, †Erpetogomphus shii Zheng et al., 2018 known from the Early Miocene-aged Mexican amber[7]