Siphlophis Explained

Siphlophis is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.^[1] The genus is endemic to the Americas.

Geographic range

Species of the genus Siphlophis are found in northern South America and Central America.^[1]

Species

The following seven species are recognized as being valid.^{[1] [2]}

• Siphlophis ayauma - Devil’s Head spotted night snake
• Siphlophis cervinus - Panamanian spotted night snake, Panama spotted night snake
• Siphlophis compressus - tropical flat snake
• Siphlophis leucocephalus - common spotted night snake
• Siphlophis longicaudatus - Brazilian spotted night snake
• Siphlophis pulcher - Guanabara spotted night snake
• Siphlophis worontzowi - Worontzow's spotted night snake

Nota bene

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

Etymology

The specific name, worontzowi, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Cesar Worontzow.^[3]

Further reading

• Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Siphlophis, new genus, p. 27). (in Latin).
• Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (Genus Siphlophis, p. 110).

Notes and References

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2. "Siphlophis ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systemaik/Reptilien/Squamata/Serpentes/colubroidea/dipsadinae.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Siphlophis worontzowi, p. 289).