Tretanorhinus Explained

Tretanorhinus is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.^[1]

Geographic range

The genus Tretanorhinus is endemic to Central America, northern South America, and the West Indies.^[1]

Species

The genus contains the following four species which are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Tretanorhinus mocquardi - Mocquard's swamp snake
• Tretanorhinus nigroluteus - orange-bellied swamp snake, orangebelly swamp snake
• Tretanorhinus taeniatus - striped swamp snake
• Tretanorhinus variabilis - Caribbean water snake

The specific name, mocquardi, is in honor of French herpetologist François Mocquard.^[2]

Reproduction

All species in the genus Tretanorhinus are oviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième [Volume 7]. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Tretanorhinus, new genus, pp. 348–349; T. variabilis, new species, pp. 349–351). (in French).

Notes and References

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2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Tretanorhinus mocquardi, p. 181).