''Pseustes'' was a
genus
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of snakes of the
family
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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 ...
.
Taxonomy
Jadin et al. (2013) reassigned all
species
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of ''Pseustes'' to the
genera
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''
Phrynonax'' and ''
Spilotes
''Spilotes'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the New World.
Geographic range
Species in the genus ''Spilotes'' are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America..
Species
Two species are recognized ...
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Species
*''
Pseustes cinnamomeus'' = ''
Phrynonax sexcarinatus''
*''
Pseustes poecilonotus
''Phrynonax poecilonotus'' is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the New World.
Common names
''P. poecilonotus'' is commonly known in Trinidad and Tobago as ''dos cocorite'', in Brazil as ''papa-ov ...
'' = ''Phrynonax poecilonotus''
*''
Pseustes sexcarinatus
''Pseustes'' was a genus of snakes of the Family (biology), family Colubridae.
Taxonomy
Jadin et al. (2013) reassigned all species of ''Pseustes'' to the Genus, genera ''Phrynonax'' and ''Spilotes''..
Species
*''Pseustes cinnamomeus'' = ''Phr ...
'' = ''
Phrynonax sexcarinatus''
*''
Pseustes shropshirei
''Pseustes'' was a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
Taxonomy
Jadin et al. (2013) reassigned all species of ''Pseustes'' to the genera '' Phrynonax'' and ''Spilotes''..
Species
*'' Pseustes cinnamomeus'' = '' Phrynonax sexcarinatus'' ...
'' = ''
Phrynonax shropshirei''
*''
Pseustes sulphureus
''Spilotes sulphureus'', commonly known as the yellow-bellied hissing snake or Amazon puffing snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in South America, as well as the Caribbean island of Trinidad.
Taxonomy ...
'' = ''Spilotes sulphureus''
References
Further reading
*
Fitzinger L (1843). ''Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae.'' Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (''Pseustes'', new genus, p. 27). (in Latin).
*Jadin, Robert C; Burbrink, Frank T.; Rivas, Gilson A.; Vitt, Laurie J.; Barrio-Amorós, César L.; Guralnick, Robert P. (2013). "Finding arboreal snakes in an evolutionary tree: phylogenetic placement and systematic revision of the Neotropical birdsnakes". ''Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research'' 52 (3): 257-264.
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Pseustes
''Pseustes'' was a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
Taxonomy
Jadin et al. (2013) reassigned all species of ''Pseustes'' to the genera '' Phrynonax'' and ''Spilotes''..
Species
*'' Pseustes cinnamomeus'' = '' Phrynonax sexcarinatus'' ...
Snake genera