Xenodon Explained

Xenodon is a genus of New World snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

Species of the genus Xenodon are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Diet

Snakes in the genus Xenodon prey almost exclusively on toads.^[1]

Species

The following 12 species are recognized as being valid.

• Xenodon dorbignyi – South American hognose snake
• Xenodon guentheri – Günther's false fer-de-lance
• Xenodon histricus – Jan's hognose snake
• Xenodon matogrossensis
• Xenodon merremii – Wagler's snake
• Xenodon nattereri
• Xenodon neuwiedii – Neuwied's false fer-de-lance
• Xenodon pulcher
• Xenodon rabdocephalus – false fer-de-lance
• Xenodon semicinctus – ringed hognose snake
• Xenodon severus – Amazon false fer-de-lance
• Xenodon werneri

Nota bene

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

Further reading

• Boie H (1826). "Notice sur l'Erpétologie de l'île de Java ". Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles et de Géologie 9 (203): 233–240. (Xenodon, new genus, p. 238). (in French).
• Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (Genus Xenodon, p. 113).

Notes and References

1. [:fr:Coleman Jett Goin|Goin CJ]