Erpetogomphus Explained

Erpetogomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as ringtails. Most of the species are predominantly green coloured and the males have a moderately clubbed tail.^[1] A fossil species are known from the Miocene Mexican amber^[2]

The genus contains the following species:

• Erpetogomphus agkistrodon
• Erpetogomphus boa
• Erpetogomphus bothrops – one-striped ringtail^[3]
• Erpetogomphus compositus – white-belted ringtail^[4]
• Erpetogomphus constrictor – knob-tipped ringtail^[5]
• Erpetogomphus cophias
• Erpetogomphus crotalinus – yellow-legged ringtail^[4]
• Erpetogomphus designatus – eastern ringtail^[4]
• Erpetogomphus elaphe
• Erpetogomphus elaps – straight-tipped ringtail^[4]
• Erpetogomphus erici
• Erpetogomphus eutainia – blue-faced ringtail^[4]
• Erpetogomphus heterodon – dashed ringtail^[4]
• Erpetogomphus lampropeltis – serpent ringtail^[4]
• Erpetogomphus leptophis – dark-shouldered ringtail^[6]
• Erpetogomphus liopeltis
• Erpetogomphus ophibolus
• Erpetogomphus sabaleticus
• Erpetogomphus schausi
• Erpetogomphus sipedon
• Erpetogomphus tristani
• Erpetogomphus viperinus

Notes and References

1. Book: Paulson, Dennis R.. Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. 2009. Princeton University Press. 978-0-691-12281-6.
2. Zheng. Daran. Nel. André. Jarzembowski. Edmund A.. Chang. Su-Chin. Zhang. Haichun. Wang. Bo. 2019-01-02. Exceptionally well-preserved dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) in Mexican amber. Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. en. 43. 1. 157–164. 10.1080/03115518.2018.1456562. 2019Alch...43..157Z . 134070211 . 0311-5518.
3. Paulson, D. R. . Erpetogomphus bothrops . 2009 . e.T165051A5975649 . 2009 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T165051A5975649.en . 24 December 2017.
4. Web site: North American Odonata. University of Puget Sound. 5 August 2010. 2009. 11 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100711213624/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/. dead.
5. Paulson, D. R. . Erpetogomphus constrictor . 2009 . e.T164984A5952895 . 2009 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T164984A5952895.en . 24 December 2017.
6. Paulson, D. R. . Erpetogomphus liopeltis . 2009 . e.T165021A5965113 . 2009 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T165021A5965113.en . 24 December 2017.