Adelphicos
| Adelphicos | |
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| Adelphicos quadrivirgatus quadrivirgatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Adelphicos Jan, 1862 |
The genus Adelphicos consists of six species of New World burrowing snakes.
Geographic range
Species of the genus Adelphicos can be found in the Central American subcontinent, mostly in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala.[1]
Species and subspecies
- Adelphicos daryi Campbell & Ford, 1982 – Dary's burrowing snake
- Adelphicos ibarrorum Campbell & Brodie III, 1988 – Ibarras' burrowing snake
- Adelphicos latifasciatum J.D. Lynch & H.M. Smith, 1966 – Oaxaca burrowing snake
- Adelphicos nigrilatus H.M. Smith, 1942 – Chiapas burrowing snake
- Adelphicos quadrivirgatus Jan, 1862 – Middle American burrowing snake
- Adelphicos veraepacis Stuart, 1941 - Stuart's burrowing snake
References
- 1 2 Catalogue of Life
- ↑ Mexico Herpetology Archived 2007-09-13 at the Wayback Machine.
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