''Lygophis'' is a

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snake Snakes are elongated, Limbless vertebrate, limbless, carnivore, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other Squamata, squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping Scale (zoology), scales. Ma ...

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Dipsadinae Dipsadinae is a large subfamily of colubroid snakes, sometimes referred to as a family (Dipsadidae). They are found in most of the Americas, including the West Indies, and are most diverse in South America. There are more than 700 species. Dips ...

of the

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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

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to Panama and South America.

Species

The genus ''Lygophis'' contains the following eight

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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 ...

'' *'' Lygophis dilepis'' *''

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 ...

'' *'' Lygophis flavifrenatus'' *''

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 ...

'' *'' Lygophis paucidens'' *''

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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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Lygophis''.

Species

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