Biology:Limnophis

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Short description: Genus of snakes

Limnophis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Natricinae
Genus: Limnophis
Günther, 1865

Limnophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The genus contains three species.

Geographic range

Species of the genus Limnophis are endemic to southern Africa.

Species

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

  • Limnophis bangweolicus (Mertens, 1936) — eastern striped swamp snake, Bangweulu water snake,
  • Limnophis bicolor Günther, 1865 — bicolored swamp snake
  • Limnophis branchi Conradie, Deepak, Keates, & Gower, 2020

References

  1. Genus Limnophis at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Günther A (1865). "Fourth Account of new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist, Third Series 15: 89-98 + Plates II-III. (Limnophis, new genus, p. 96).

Wikidata ☰ Q3241168 entry