Phrynonax
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| Phrynonax | |
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| Phrynonax poecilonotus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Phrynonax Cope, 1862 |
| Synonyms | |
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Ahaetulla, Chironius, Herpetodryas, Natrix, Pseustes, Spilotes, Synchalinus, Tropidodipsas | |
Phrynonax is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the New World
Species in the genus Phrynonax are found in South America, Central America, and Mexico.[1]
Species
Three species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Phrynonax poecilonotus (Günther, 1858) - puffing snake
- Phrynonax sexcarinatus (Wagler, 1824) - northeastern puffing snake
- Phrynonax shropshirei Barbour & Amaral, 1924 - Shropshire's puffing snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Phrynonax.
