Phyllorhynchus
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| Phyllorhynchus | |
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| Phyllorhychus browni | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Phyllorhynchus Stejneger, 1890 |
Phyllorhynchus is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico[1]
The genus Phyllorhynchus contains two species which are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Phyllorhynchus browni Stejneger, 1890 - saddled leafnose snake
- Phyllorhynchus decurtatus (Cope, 1868) - spotted leafnose snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Phyllorhynchus.
