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Leptophis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Family
  
Colubridae

Scientific name
  
Leptophis

Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Subfamily
  
Colubrinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Leptophis Leptophis nebulosus The Reptile Database

Similar
  
Leptophis ahaetulla, Scaled reptiles, Imantodes, Oxybelis, Leptodeira

Leptophis mexicanus mexican parrot snake lora mexicana


Leptophis is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as parrot snakes, which are endemic to the Americas.

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Description

Leptophis Leptophis ahaetulla johann97313skyrockcom Johann973 Flickr

Snakes of the genus Leptophis are slender with a long tail. The body is cylindrical or slightly laterally compressed. The head is elongated and distinct from the neck. The eye is large with a round pupil. The dorsal scales are arranged in 15 rows at midbody.

Leptophis Mark A Fernley Scales of The Amazon Black Skinned Parrot Snake

The maxillary teeth, which number 20-32, are in a continuous series without any interspace, and are longest posteriorly, but without grooves. Conversely, the mandibular teeth are longest anteriorly.

Species

The following species are currently recognized:

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  • Leptophis ahaetulla (Linnaeus, 1758) -- parrot snake
  • Leptophis ahaetulla ahaetulla (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Leptophis ahaetulla bocourti Boulenger, 1898
  • Leptophis ahaetulla bolivianus Oliver, 1942
  • Leptophis ahaetulla chocoensis Oliver, 1942
  • Leptophis ahaetulla coeruleodorsus Oliver, 1942
  • Leptophis ahaetulla copei Oliver, 1942
  • Leptophis ahaetulla liocercus (Wied, 1824)
  • Leptophis ahaetulla marginatus (Cope, 1862)
  • Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus (Günther, 1866)
  • Leptophis ahaetulla occidentalis (Günther, 1859)
  • Leptophis ahaetulla ortonii Cope, 1876
  • Leptophis ahaetulla praestans (Cope 1868)
  • Leptophis cupreus (Cope, 1868) -- copper parrot snake
  • Leptophis depressirostris (Cope, 1861) -- Cope's parrot snake
  • Leptophis diplotropis (Günther, 1872)
  • Leptophis diplotropis diplotropis (Günther, 1872) -- Pacific Coast parrot snake
  • Leptophis diplotropis forreri H.M. Smith, 1943
  • Leptophis mexicanus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 -- culebra-perico mexicana
  • Leptophis mexicanus hoeversi Henderson, 1976
  • Leptophis mexicanus mexicanus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 -- Mexican parrot snake
  • Leptophis mexicanus septentrionalis Mertens, 1972
  • Leptophis mexicanus yucatanensis Oliver, 1942
  • Leptophis modestus (Günther, 1872) -- cloud forest parrot snake
  • Leptophis nebulosus Oliver, 1942 -- Oliver's parrot snake
  • Leptophis riveti Despax, 1910 -- Despax's parrot snake
  • Leptophis santamartensis Bernal-Carlo & Roze, 1994
  • Leptophis stimsoni Harding, 1995 -- gray lora

    • Leptophis Leptophis ahaetulla Philip39s Blog

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    Leptophis Leptophis ahaetulla Philip39s Blog

    References

    Leptophis Wikipedia
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