Tretanorhinus
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| Tretanorhinus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Tretanorhinus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 |
Tretanorhinus is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.[1]
The genus Tretanorhinus is native to Central America, northern South America, and the West Indies.[1]
Species
The genus contains the following four species which are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Tretanorhinus mocquardi Bocourt, 1891 – Mocquard's swamp snake
- Tretanorhinus nigroluteus Cope, 1861 – orange-bellied swamp snake, orangebelly swamp snake, buceadora
- Tretanorhinus taeniatus Boulenger, 1903 – striped swamp snake
- Tretanorhinus variabilis A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 – Caribbean water snake
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