Kingdom Animalia Family Colubridae Scientific name Liophis Higher classification Xenodontinae Order Scaled reptiles | Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Xenodontinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Liophis reginae, Saint Lucia racer, Liophis cursor, Barbados racer, Liophis atraventer | ||
Snake wrangler terry swamp snake liophis reginae
Liophis is a genus of New World colubrid snakes. They have a wide range of nondescript and local names, among these "water snakes", "mapepires", "corals" or "racers".
Contents
- Snake wrangler terry swamp snake liophis reginae
- Water snake liophis miliaris eating silver calfish rhamdia quelen
- Taxonomy and systematics
- References
Water snake liophis miliaris eating silver calfish rhamdia quelen
Taxonomy and systematics
The status of the genus Liophis on the mainland of South America is highly uncertain, and some authorities assign some species to the genera Dromicus, Leimadophis, Lygophis, and Philodryas. Others consider Dromicus and Leimadophis to be synonyms of Liophis.
References
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