Xenopholis
Genus of snakes
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Xenopholis is a genus of rear-fanged snakes of the family Colubridae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Xenopholis W. Peters, 1869 |
Geographic range
The genus Xenopholis is endemic to South America.[1]
Description
Species
Three species are recognized as being valid.[3]
- Xenopholis scalaris (Wucherer, 1861) - Wucherer's ground snake
- Xenopholis undulatus (Jensen, 1900) - Jensen's ground snake
- Xenopholis werdingorum Jansen, L. Álvarez & Köhler, 2009
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Xenopholis.
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