Leptophis genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as parrot snakes , which are endemic to the Americas .
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.
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.
The following species are currently recognized:
Leptophis ahaetulla (Linnaeus , 1758) -- parrot snakeLeptophis ahaetulla ahaetulla (Linnaeus, 1758) Leptophis ahaetulla bocourti Boulenger , 1898Leptophis ahaetulla bolivianus Oliver , 1942Leptophis 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 snakeLeptophis depressirostris (Cope, 1861) -- Cope's parrot snakeLeptophis diplotropis (Günther, 1872) Leptophis diplotropis diplotropis (Günther, 1872) -- Pacific Coast parrot snakeLeptophis 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 snakeLeptophis mexicanus septentrionalis Mertens , 1972Leptophis mexicanus yucatanensis Oliver, 1942 Leptophis modestus (Günther, 1872) -- cloud forest parrot snakeLeptophis nebulosus Oliver, 1942 -- Oliver's parrot snakeLeptophis riveti Despax, 1910 -- Despax's parrot snakeLeptophis santamartensis Bernal-Carlo & Roze , 1994 Leptophis stimsoni Harding, 1995 -- gray lora
