Biology:Leptophis

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Leptophis
Leptophis ahaetulla.jpg
Leptophis ahaetulla
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Leptophis
Bell, 1825

Leptophis is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as parrot snakes. The species within this genus are widely distributed throughout Mexico, Central and South America.[1]

Description

Snakes of the genus Leptophis are slender with a long tail. The body is cylindrical or slightly laterally compressed. The head is elongated and distinct from the neck. The eye is large with a round pupil. The dorsal scales are arranged in 15 rows at midbody. The maxillary teeth, which number 20–32, are in a continuous series without any interspace, and are longest posteriorly. Conversely, the mandibular teeth are longest anteriorly.[2]

Species and subspecies

The following species and subspecies are currently recognized as being valid:

  • Leptophis ahaetulla (Linnaeus, 1758) – giant parrot snake[3]
  • Leptophis bocourti Boulenger, 1898[4]
  • Leptophis bolivianus Oliver, 1942[5]
  • Leptophis coeruleodorsus Oliver, 1942 – Oliver's parrot snake[6]
  • Leptophis cupreus (Cope, 1868) – copper parrot snake[7]
  • Leptophis depressirostris (Cope, 1861) – Cope's parrot snake[8]
  • Leptophis dibernardoi Albuquerque, Santos, Borges-Nojosa & R. Ávila, 2022[9]
  • Leptophis diplotropis (Günther, 1872) - Pacific Coast parrot snake[10]
    • Leptophis diplotropis diplotropis (Günther, 1872)
    • Leptophis diplotropis forreri H.M. Smith, 1943
  • Leptophis liocercus Wied-Neuwied, 1824[11]
  • Leptophis marginatus Cope, 1862[12]
  • Leptophis mexicanus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 – Mexican parrot snake[13]
    • Leptophis mexicanus hoeversi Henderson, 1976
    • Leptophis mexicanus mexicanus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
    • Leptophis mexicanus septentrionalis Mertens, 1972
    • Leptophis mexicanus yucatanensis Oliver, 1942
  • Leptophis modestus (Günther, 1872) – cloud forest parrot snake[14]
  • Leptophis nebulosus Oliver, 1942 – Oliver's parrot snake[15]
  • Leptophis nigromarginatus (Günther, 1866) - black-skinned parrot snake[16]
  • Leptophis occidentalis (Günther, 1859)[17]
  • Leptophis praestans Cope, 1868[18]
  • Leptophis riveti Despax, 1910 – Despax's parrot snake[19]
  • Leptophis stimsoni Harding, 1995 – Trinidad upland parrot snake[20]
  • Leptophis urostictus (W. Peters, 1873)[21]

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

References

  1. ↑ De Albuquerque, Nelson Rufino; Fernandes, Daniel S. (2022). "Taxonomic revision of the parrot snake Leptophis ahaetulla. (Serpentes, Colubridae)". Zootaxa 5153 (1): 1–69. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5153.1.1. PMID 36095641. https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5153.1.1. 
  2. ↑ 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. (Leptophis, p. 105-106, Figure 10.
  3. ↑ "Leptophis ahaetulla (LINNAEUS, 1758)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=ahaetulla. 
  4. ↑ "Leptophis bocourti (BOULENGER, 1898)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=bocourti. 
  5. ↑ "Leptophis bolivianus (OLIVER, 1942)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=bolivianus. 
  6. ↑ "Leptophis coeruleodorsus (OLIVER, 1942)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=coeruleodorsus. 
  7. ↑ "Leptophis cupreus (COPE, 1868)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=cupreus. 
  8. ↑ "Leptophis depressirostris (COPE, 1861)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=depressirostris. 
  9. ↑ "Leptophis dibernardoi (ALBUQUERQUE, SANTOS, BORGES-NOJOSA & ÁVILA, 2022)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=dibernardoi. 
  10. ↑ "Leptophis diplotropis (GÜNTHER, 1872)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=diplotropis. 
  11. ↑ "Leptophis liocercus (WIED, 1824)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=liocercus. 
  12. ↑ "Leptophis marginatus (COPE, 1862)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=marginatus. 
  13. ↑ "Leptophis mexicanus (DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=mexicanus. 
  14. ↑ "Leptophis modestus (GÜNTHER, 1872)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=modestus. 
  15. ↑ "Leptophis nebulosus (OLIVER, 1942)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=nebulosus. 
  16. ↑ "Leptophis nigromarginatus (GÜNTHER, 1866)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=nigromarginatus. 
  17. ↑ "Leptophis occidentalis (GÜNTHER, 1859)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=occidentalis. 
  18. ↑ "Leptophis praestans (COPE, 1868)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=praestans. 
  19. ↑ "Leptophis riveti (DESPAX, 1910)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=riveti. 
  20. ↑ "Leptophis stimsoni (HARDING, 1995)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=stimsoni. 
  21. ↑ "Leptophis urostictus (PETERS, 1873)". Reptile Database. 2022. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leptophis&species=urostictus. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q2421639 entry




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