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Dendrophidion

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Subfamily
  
Colubrinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Family
  
Colubridae

Scientific name
  
Dendrophidion

Higher classification
  
Colubridae

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

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Similar
  
Snake, Colubridae, Drymobius, Reptile, Mastigodryas

Dendrophidion paucicarinatum cope 1893


Dendrophidion is a genus of New World colubrid snakes commonly referred to as forest racers.

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Geographic range

Their range stretches from southeastern Mexico to Bolivia.

Species

The following 15 species are recognized.

Dendrophidion Dendrophidion paucicarinatum The Reptile Database

  • Dendrophidion apharocybe Cadle, 2012
  • Dendrophidion atlantica Freire, Caramaschi & Gonçalves, 2010
  • Dendrophidion bivittatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – forest racer
  • Dendrophidion boshelli Dunn, 1944 – Boshell's forest racer
  • Dendrophidion brunneum (Günther, 1858) – Günther's forest racer
  • Dendrophidion clarkii Dunn, 1933
  • Dendrophidion crybelum Cadle, 2012
  • Dendrophidion dendrophis (Schlegel, 1837) – olive forest racer
  • Dendrophidion graciliverpa Cadle, 2012
  • Dendrophidion nuchale (W. Peters, 1863) – Peters' forest racer, pink-tailed forest racer
  • Dendrophidion paucicarinatum (Cope, 1894) – Cope's forest racer
  • Dendrophidion percarinatum (Cope, 1893) – South American forest racer
  • Dendrophidion prolixum Cadle, 2012
  • Dendrophidion rufiterminorum Cadle & Savage, 2012
  • Dendrophidion vinitor H.M. Smith, 1941 – barred forest racer

    • Dendrophidion Dendrophidion nuchale The Reptile Database

    Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dendrophidion.

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    Dendrophidion CalPhotos Dendrophidion dendrophis

    Dendrophidion South American Forest Racer Dendrophidion percarinatum

    Dendrophidion Peters39 Forest Racer Little Scorpion

    References

    Dendrophidion Wikipedia
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