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Tropidodipsas

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Order
  
Squamata

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Reptilia

Suborder
  
Serpentes

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Adelphicos, Geophis, Tretanorhinus, Sibon, Sibynomorphus

Tropidodipsas is a genus of New World snakes of the family Colubridae.

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Geographic range

Species of the genus Tropidodipsas are found in Mexico and Central America.

Species

Seven species are recognized as being valid.

  • Tropidodipsas annulifera Boulenger, 1894
  • Tropidodipsas fasciata Günther, 1858
  • Tropidodipsas fischeri Boulenger, 1894
  • Tropidodipsas philippii (Jan, 1863)
  • Tropidodipsas repleta G.R. Smith, Lemos-Espinal, Hartman & Chiszar, 2005
  • Tropidodipsas sartorii Cope, 1863
  • Tropidodipsas zweifeli Liner & Wilson, 1970

    • Etymology

    The specific name, fischeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Johann Gustav Fischer.

    The specific name, philippii, is in honor of German-Chilean zoologist Rodolfo Amando Philippi.

    The specific name, sartorii, is in honor of German-Mexican naturalist Christian Carl Wilhelm Sartorius (1796–1872).

    The specific name, zweifeli, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard G. Zweifel.

    References

    Tropidodipsas Wikipedia
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