Spilotes
Genus of snakes
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Spilotes is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the New World.
| Spilotes | |
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| Spilotes pullatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Spilotes Wagler, 1830 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cerastes, Coluber, Dipsas, Herpetodryas, Natrix, Paraphrynonax, Phrynonax, Pseustes | |
Geographic range
Species in the genus Spilotes are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.[1]
Species
Two species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Spilotes pullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - chicken snake, tropical chicken snake, yellow rat snake
- Spilotes sulphureus (Wagler, 1824) - yellow-bellied hissing snake, Amazon puffing snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Spilotes.
