Rhadinella

Rhadinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Colubridae
Subfamily:Dipsadinae
Genus:Rhadinella
H.M. Smith, 1941

Rhadinella is a genus of snakes of the family Dipsadidae.[1]

Geographic range

The genus Rhadinella is endemic to Mexico and Central America.[1]

Species

The following 19 species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Rhadinella anachoreta (E.N. Smith & Campbell, 1994)
  • Rhadinella donaji Campbell, 2015
  • Rhadinella dysmica Campillo et al., 2016
  • Rhadinella godmani (Günther, 1865)
  • Rhadinella hannsteini (Stuart, 1949)
  • Rhadinella hempsteadae (Stuart & Bailey, 1941)
  • Rhadinella kanalchutchan (Mendelson & Kizirian, 1995)
  • Rhadinella kinkelini (Boettger, 1898)
  • Rhadinella lachrymans (Cope, 1870)
  • Rhadinella lisyae McCranie, 2017
  • Rhadinella montecristi (Mertens, 1952)
  • Rhadinella pegosalyta (McCranie, 2006)
  • Rhadinella pilonaorum (Stuart, 1954)
  • Rhadinella posadasi (Slevin, 1936)
  • Rhadinella rogerromani (G. Köhler & McCranie, 1999)
  • Rhadinella schistosa H.M. Smith, 1941
  • Rhadinella serperaster (Cope, 1871)
  • Rhadinella tolpanorum (Holm & Cruz, 1994)
  • Rhadinella xerophila Ariano-Sánchez & Campbell, 2018 [2]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Rhadinella.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Genus Rhadinella at The Reptile Database.
  2. ↑ Ariano-Sánchez, Daniel; Campbell, Jonathan A (2018). "A new species of Rhadinella (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from the dry forest of Motagua Valley, Guatemala". Zootaxa. 4442 (2): 338. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4442.2.10.

Further reading

  • Smith HM (1941). "A New Genus of Mexican Snakes Related to Rhadinaea". Copeia 1941: 7-10. (Rhadinella, new genus; Rhadinella schistosa, new species).
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