Biology:Chlorosoma

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Short description: Genus of snakes

Chlorosoma
Common Green Racer (Philodryas viridissima) (27596886539).jpg
Common green racer, Chlorosoma viridissimum
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Chlorosoma
Wagler, 1830

Chlorosoma is a genus of snakes of the subfamily Dipsadinae.[1]

Species

  • Chlorosoma dunupyana (Melo-Sampaio, Passos, Martins, Jennings, Moura-Leite, Morato, Venegas, Chávez, Venâncio, & De Souza, 2020)
  • Chlorosoma laticeps F. Werner, 1900 – Bolivia, Brazil
  • Chlorosoma viridissimum (Linnaeus, 1758) – N South America in Amazon and Paraguay River basins[2]

References

  1. Genus Chlorosoma at The Reptile Database.
  2. Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN:0-87666-912-7. (Genus Philodryas, pp. 106-107).

Wikidata ☰ Q105123454 entry