Trimetopon
Genus of snakes
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Trimetopon is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is native to Costa Rica and Panama. Species in the genus Trimetopon are known commonly as tropical ground snakes.
| Trimetopon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Trimetopon Cope, 1885 |
Species
The following six species are recognised as being valid:[1][2][3]
- Trimetopon barbouri Dunn, 1930 – Barbour's tropical ground snake[4]
- Trimetopon gracile (Günther, 1872) – Günther's tropical ground snake[5]
- Trimetopon pliolepis Cope, 1894 – Cope's tropical ground snake[6]
- Trimetopon simile Dunn, 1930 – Dunn's tropical ground snake[7]
- Trimetopon slevini Dunn, 1940 – Slevin's tropical ground snake[8]
- Trimetopon viquezi Dunn, 1937 – Víquez's tropical ground snake[9]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Trimetopon.