''Lygophis'' is a
genus of
snakes in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Dipsadinae of the
family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ever ...
. The genus is
endemic to Panama and South America.
Species
The genus ''Lygophis'' contains the following eight
species which are recognized as being valid.
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Lygophis anomalus
''Lygophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to Panama and South America.
Species
The genus ''Lygophis'' contains the following eight species which are r ...
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Lygophis dilepis
''Lygophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Panama and South America.
Species
The genus ''Lygophis'' contains the following eight species which are recognized as being valid.. w ...
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Lygophis elegantissimus
''Lygophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to Panama and South America.
Species
The genus ''Lygophis'' contains the following eight species which are r ...
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Lygophis flavifrenatus
''Lygophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Panama and South America.
Species
The genus ''Lygophis'' contains the following eight species which are recognized as being valid.. w ...
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Lygophis lineatus
''Lygophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to Panama and South America.
Species
The genus ''Lygophis'' contains the following eight species which are r ...
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Lygophis meridionalis
''Lygophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to Panama and South America.
Species
The genus ''Lygophis'' contains the following eight species which are r ...
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Lygophis paucidens
''Lygophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Panama and South America.
Species
The genus ''Lygophis'' contains the following eight species which are recognized as being valid.. w ...
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Lygophis vanzolinii
''Lygophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to Panama and South America.
Species
The genus ''Lygophis'' contains the following eight species which are r ...
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Nota bene'': A
binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Lygophis''.
References
Further reading
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Fitzinger L (1843). ''Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae.'' Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (''Lygophis'', new genus, p. 26). (in Latin).
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Freiberg M (1982). ''Snakes of South America''. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (Genus ''Lygophis'', p. 103).
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Zaher H,
Grazziotin PG,
Cadle JE,
Murphy RW,
Moura-Leite JC,
Bonatto SL (2009). "Molecular phylogeny of advanced snakes (Serpentes, Caenophidia) with an emphasis on South American Xenodontines: a revised classification and descriptions of new taxa". ''Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo'' 49 (11): 115–153. ("''Lygophis'' Fitzinger, 1843 resurrected", p. 147). (in English, with abstracts in English and Portuguese).
*https://serpientesdevenezuela.org/lygophis-lineatus/
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Dipsadidae
Snake genera