Biology:Emmochliophis
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Short description: Genus of snakes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Emmochliophis Fritts & H.M. Smith, 1969 |
Emmochliophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Ecuador.
Species
The genus Emmochliophis contains two species which are considered valid.[1]
- Emmochliophis fugleri Fritts & H.M. Smith, 1969 – Fugler's shadow snake, Pichincha snake, Pinchinda snake
- Emmochliophis miops (Boulenger, 1898)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Emmochliophis.
References
- ↑ Genus Emmochliophis at The Reptile Database
- ↑ Buehler, Jake (6 March 2021). "Shadow snake rediscovered in Ecuador's rainforest". New Scientist 249 (3324): 17.
- ↑ "Pinchinda Snake". https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/50951446/50951451#population.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1898). "An Account of the Reptiles and Batrachians collected by Mr. W. F. H. Rosenberg in Western Ecuador ". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898: 107–126 + Plates X–XVIII. (Synophis miops, new species, p. 115 + Plate XII, figure 1).
- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN:0-87666-912-7. (Genus Emmochliophis, p. 98).
- Fritts TH, Smith HM (1969). "A New Genus and Species of Snake from Western Ecuador". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 72 (1): 60–66. (Emmocliophis, new genus; E. fugleri, new species).
Wikidata ☰ Q5094353 entry
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