Lystrophis

Lystrophis
South American hognose snake mimicking a coral snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Xenodontinae
Genus: Lystrophis
Cope, 1885[1]

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.

Species

The genus Lystrophis has 4 recognized species:[1]

Lystrophis dorbignyi is the type species for the genus Lystrophis.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lystrophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 Freiberg, M. 1982. Snakes of South America. T.F.H. Publications. Hong Kong. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Genus Lystrophis, p. 103.)

Further reading

Tozetti, A. M. ; Pontes, G. M. F. ; Martins, M. B. ; Oliveira, R. B. . Temperature preferences of Xenodon dorbignyi: field and experimental observations. Herpetological Journal, v. 20, p. 277-280, 2010

Tozetti, A. M. ; Oliveira, R. B. ; Pontes, G. M. F. . Defensive repertoire of Xenodon dorbignyi (Serpentes, Dipsadidae). Biota Neotropica (Online. Edição em Inglês), v. 9, p. 1-7, 2009.


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