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Lystrophis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Subfamily
  
Xenodontinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Family
  
Colubridae

Scientific name
  
Lystrophis

Higher classification
  
Xenodontinae

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Lystrophis Ringed Hognose Snake Lystrophis semicinctus Bolivia

Similar
  
Snake, Reptile, Colubridae, Xenodon merremi, Xenodon pulcher

Lystrophis pulcher drinking


Lystrophis is the genus of tricolored South American hognose snakes. They mimic milk snakes or coral snakes with their red, black, and white ringed patterns.

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Species

The genus Lystrophis has 4 recognized species:

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  • Lystrophis dorbignyi (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) - southern Brazil and southern Paraguay to Argentina
  • Lystrophis histricus (Jan, 1863) - southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay to northeastern Argentina
  • Lystrophis nattereri (Steindachner, 1867) - southern Brazil
  • Lystrophis semicinctus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) - central Argentina to southern Bolivia and southwestern Brazil

    • Lystrophis dorbignyi is the type species for the genus Lystrophis.

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    Lystrophis Lystrophis pulcher Western hognose Care Reptiles snakes Lizards

    Lystrophis Lystrophis pulcher Western hognose Hatchlings Reptiles snakes

    References

    Lystrophis Wikipedia
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