''Tretanorhinus'' 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 ...
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Geographic range
The genus ''Tretanorhinus'' is
endemic to
Central America, northern
South America, and the
West Indies.
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Species
The genus contains the following four species which are recognized as being valid.[
*'' Tretanorhinus mocquardi''
*'' Tretanorhinus nigroluteus''
*'' Tretanorhinus taeniatus''
*'' Tretanorhinus variabilis''
The ]specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''mocquardi'', is in honor of French herpetologist François Mocquard
François Mocquard (27 October 1834 – 19 March 1917) was a French herpetologist born in Leffond, Haute-Saône.
In 1860 he was named ''préparateur du physique'' after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree at the Faculty of Besançon. Subseque ...
.[Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Tretanorhinus mocquardi'', p. 181).]
Reproduction
All species in the genus ''Tretanorhinus'' are oviparous
Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ...
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References
Further reading
* Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A H-A(1854). ''Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième'' olume 7 ''Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux.'' Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (''Tretanorhinus'', new genus, pp. 348–349; ''T. variabilis'', new species, pp. 349–351). (in French).
Dipsadidae
Snake genera
Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril
Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron
Taxa named by Auguste Duméril
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