Siphlophis | |
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Siphlophis cervinus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
Genus: | Siphlophis Fitzinger, 1843 |
Siphlophis is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.[1] The genus is endemic to the Americas.
Species of the genus Siphlophis are found in northern South America and Central America.[1]
The following seven species are recognized as being valid.[1][2]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Siphlophis.
The specific name, worontzowi, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Cesar Worontzow.[3]