Tropidodipsas

Updated on Dec 31, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Order Squamata Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Suborder Serpentes

Similar Adelphicos, Geophis, Tretanorhinus, Sibon, Sibynomorphus

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

Geographic range

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

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

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.

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