Lygophis
Genus of snakes
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Lygophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Panama and South America.[1]
| Lygophis | |
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| Lygophis lineatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Lygophis Fitzinger, 1843 |
Species
The genus Lygophis contains the following eight species which are recognized as being valid.
- Lygophis anomalus (Günther, 1858)
- Lygophis dilepis Cope, 1862 - Lema's ground snake, Lema’s striped snake
- Lygophis elegantissimus (Koslowsky, 1896)
- Lygophis flavifrenatus Cope, 1862 - fronted ground snake
- Lygophis lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - lined ground snake
- Lygophis meridionalis (Schenkel, 1902)
- Lygophis paucidens Hoge, 1953 - Hoge's ground snake
- Lygophis vanzolinii (Dixon, 1985) - Vanzolini's ground snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lygophis.