Lystrophis

Lystrophis
South American hognose snake, a coral snake mimic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Colubridae
Subfamily:Xenodontinae
Genus:Lystrophis
Cope, 1885[1]

Lystrophis is the genus of tricolored South American hognose snakes. They mimic milk snakes or coral snakes with their red, black, and white ringed patterns.

Species

The genus Lystrophis has 4 recognized species:[1]

Lystrophis dorbignyi is the type species for the genus Lystrophis.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lystrophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Genus Lystrophis, p. 103).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Genus Lystrophis, p. 151).
  • Cope ED (1885). "Twelfth Contribution to the Herpetology of Tropical America". Proc. American. Philos. Soc. 22 ["1884"]: 167-194. (Genus Lystrophis, p. 193).
  • Tozetti AM, Pontes GMF, Martins MB, Oliveira RB (2010). "Temperature preferences of Xenodon dorbignyi : field and experimental observations". Herpetological Journal 20: 277-280.
  • Tozetti AM, Oliveira RB, Pontes GMF (2009). "Defensive repertoire of Xenodon dorbignyi (Serpentes, Dipsadidae)". Biota Neotropica (online edition in English) 9: 1-7.


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