''Omoadiphas'' is a
genus
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of snakes in the
family
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Colubridae
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. The genus is
endemic
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to
Honduras
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.
Species and geographic ranges
The following three species are recognized as being valid. Each is found in a different mountain range in a different
department of Honduras.
*''
Omoadiphas aurula'' – Sierra de Omoa,
Cortés Department
Cortés is one of the 18 departments of Honduras. The department covers an area of 3,954 km² and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 1,612,762, making it the most populous in Honduras. The Merendón Mountains rise in western Cortés, ...
*''
Omoadiphas cannula'' – Sierra de Agalta,
Olancho Department
Olancho is the largest of all the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The department covers a total surface area of 24,057 km² and has an estimated 2015 population of 537,306 inhabitants.
The departmental capital is Juticalpa, ...
*''
Omoadiphas texiguatensis'' – Cordillera Nombre de Dios,
Yoro Department
References
Further reading
*
Köhler G,
Wilson LD,
McCranie JR (2001). "A new genus and species of colubrid snake from the Sierra de Omoa of northwestern Honduras (Reptilia, Squamata)". ''Senckenbergiana biologica'' 81: 269–276. (''Omoadiphas'', new genus; ''O. aurula'', new species).
*McCranie JR (2015). "A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed". ''Zootaxa'' 3931 (3): 352–386.
Omoadiphas
Snake genera
Taxa named by Gunther Köhler
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