Psomophis Explained

Psomophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South America.

Species

The genus Psomophis contains three species which are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Psomophis genimaculatus – spirit diminutive snake, spirit ground snake, cobra-cabelo
• Psomophis joberti – Jobert's ground snake, cobra-corredeira
• Psomophis obtusus – wide ground snake, corredeira-do-banhado

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Psomophis.

Further reading

• Myers, Charles W.

Cadle, John E. (1994). "A New Genus for South American Snakes Related to Rhadinaea obtusa Cope (Colubridae) and Resurrection of Taeniophallus Cope for the “Rhadinaea” brevirostris Group". American Museum Novitates (3102): 1-33. (Psomophis, new genus, p. 6).

Notes and References

1. . www.reptile-database.org.