Siphlophis
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| Siphlophis | |
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| Siphlophis cervinus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Siphlophis Fitzinger, 1843 |
Siphlophis is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.[1] The genus is endemic to the Americas.
Species of the genus Siphlophis are found in northern South America and Central America.[1]
Species
The following seven species are recognized as being valid.[1][2]
- Siphlophis ayauma Sheehy, Yánez-Muñoz, Valencia & E.N. Smith, 2014 - Devil’s Head spotted night snake
- Siphlophis cervinus (Laurenti, 1768) - Panamanian spotted night snake, Panama spotted night snake
- Siphlophis compressus (Daudin, 1803) - tropical flat snake
- Siphlophis leucocephalus (Günther, 1863) - common spotted night snake
- Siphlophis longicaudatus (Andersson, 1901) - Brazilian spotted night snake
- Siphlophis pulcher (Raddi, 1820) - Guanabara spotted night snake
- Siphlophis worontzowi (Prado, 1940) - Worontzow's spotted night snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Siphlophis.
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