Rhinobothryum Explained

Rhinobothryum is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

The genus Rhinobothryum is endemic to Central America and South America.^[1]

Species

Two species are recognized as being valid.^{[1] [2]}

• Rhinobothryum bovallii Andersson, 1916
• Rhinobothryum lentiginosum (Scopoli, 1785) - Amazon banded snake

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Genus Rhinobothryum, p. 82).
• Wagler J (1830). Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitreg zur vergleichenden Zoologie. Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (Rhinobothryum, new genus, p. 186). (in German and Latin).

Notes and References

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