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Enulius

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Order
  
Squamata

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Reptilia

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Similar
  
Enulius flavitorques, Tretanorhinus, Coniophanes, Adelphicos, Conophis

Enulius is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the Americas.

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Geographic range

Species in the genus Enulius are found in northern Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America.

Species and subspecies

The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.

  • Enulius bifoveatus McCranie & G. Köhler, 1999
  • Enulius flavitorques (Cope, 1868)
  • Enulius flavitorques flavitorques (Cope, 1868)
  • Enulius flavitorques sumichrasti Bocourt, 1883
  • Enulius flavitorques unicolor (Fischer, 1881)
  • Enulius oligostichus H.M. Smith, Arndt & Sherbrook, 1967
  • Enulius roatanensis McCranie & G. Köhler, 1999

    • Nota bene: A binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Enulius.

    Etymology

    The subspecific name, sumichrasti, is in honor of Swiss-born Mexican naturalist Adrien Jean Louis François de Sumichrast (1828–1882).

    References

    Enulius Wikipedia
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