Smithophis
Genus of snakes
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Smithophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae; the one species that was known prior to 2019 had been classified under the genus Rhabdops, but was removed in the process of erecting the new genus Smithophis.[1] The genus is endemic to Asia. It is named for Malcolm Arthur Smith, a British herpetologist who was active in Indian herpetology.[2]
| Smithophis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Natricinae |
| Genus: | Smithophis Giri, Gower, Das, Lalremsanga, Lalronunga, Captain, & Deepak, 2019 |
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5, see text. | |
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid:[3]
- Smithophis arunachalensis Das, Deepak, Captain, Wade & Gower, 2020[4] – Arunachal rain snake, black and yellow smithophis
- Smithophis atemporalis Giri, Gower, Das, Lalremsanga, Lalronunga, Captain, & Deepak, 2019 – Mizo rain snake, narrow-headed smithophis
- Smithophis bicolor (Blyth, 1854) – brown trapezoid snake, two-colored forest snake
- Smithophis linearis Vogel, Chen, Deepak, Gower, Shi, Ding, & Hou, 2020 – Jingpo mountain stream snake, lined smithophis
- Smithophis mizoramensis Mirza, Bhardwaj, Lalmuanawma, Choure, Lalremsanga, Vabeiryureilai, Captain, Zagade & Patel, 2024 – Mizoram rain snake[5]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Smithophis.
