Genus of snakes
Leptophis genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as parrot snakes . The species within this genus are widely distributed throughout Mexico , Central and South America .[ 1]
Classification
The genus Leptophis belongs to the subfamily Colubrinae , of the family Colubridae . The species relationships within Leptophis can be shown in the cladogram below, with possible paraphyletic species identified:[ 2]
Description
Snakes of the genus Leptophis are slender with a long tail. The body is cylindrical or slightly laterally compressed. The head is elongated and distinct from the neck. The eye is large with a round pupil. The dorsal scales are arranged in 15 rows at midbody. The maxillary teeth, which number 20–32, are in a continuous series without any interspace, and are longest posteriorly. Conversely, the mandibular teeth are longest anteriorly.[ 3]
Species and subspecies
The following species and subspecies are currently recognized as being valid:
Leptophis ahaetulla (Linnaeus , 1758) – giant parrot snake[ 4] Leptophis bocourti Boulenger , 1898[ 5] Leptophis bolivianus Oliver, 1942 [ 6] Leptophis coeruleodorsus Oliver, 1942 – Oliver's parrot snake[ 7] Leptophis cupreus (Cope , 1868) – copper parrot snake[ 8] Leptophis depressirostris (Cope, 1861) – Cope's parrot snake[ 9] Leptophis dibernardoi Albuquerque , Santos , Borges-Nojosa & R. Ávila , 2022[ 10] Leptophis diplotropis (Günther , 1872) - Pacific Coast parrot snake[ 11] Leptophis diplotropis diplotropis (Günther, 1872) Leptophis diplotropis forreri H.M. Smith , 1943Leptophis liocercus Wied-Neuwied , 1824[ 12] Leptophis marginatus Cope, 1862 [ 13] Leptophis mexicanus A.M.C. Duméril , Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril , 1854[ 14] Leptophis modestus (Günther, 1872) – cloud forest parrot snake[ 15] Leptophis nebulosus Oliver, 1942 – Oliver's parrot snake[ 16] Leptophis nigromarginatus (Günther, 1866) - black-skinned parrot snake[ 17] Leptophis occidentalis (Günther, 1859) [ 18] Leptophis praestans Cope, 1868 [ 19] Leptophis riveti Despax , 1910[ 20] Leptophis stimsoni Harding , 1995[ 21] Leptophis urostictus W. Peters , 1873)[ 22] Nota bene binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Leptophis .
References
^ De Albuquerque, Nelson Rufino; Fernandes, Daniel S. (2022). "Taxonomic revision of the parrot snake Leptophis ahaetulla. (Serpentes, Colubridae)" . Zootaxa . 5153 (1): 1– 69. doi :10.11646/zootaxa.5153.1.1 . PMID 36095641 . S2CID 249561990 . ^ Torres-Carvajal, Omar; Terán, Claudia (2021). "Molecular phylogeny of Neotropical Parrot Snakes (Serpentes: Colubrinae: Leptophis) supports underestimated species richness". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 164 : 107267. doi :10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107267 . PMID 34293395 . ^ Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ . London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I–XX. (Leptophis , p. 105-106, Figure 10.^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis ahaetulla (LINNAEUS, 1758)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis bocourti (BOULENGER, 1898)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis bolivianus (OLIVER, 1942)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis coeruleodorsus (OLIVER, 1942)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis cupreus (COPE, 1868)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis depressirostris (COPE, 1861)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis dibernardoi (ALBUQUERQUE, SANTOS, BORGES-NOJOSA & ÁVILA, 2022)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis diplotropis (GÜNTHER, 1872)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis liocercus (WIED, 1824)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis marginatus (COPE, 1862)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis mexicanus (DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis modestus (GÜNTHER, 1872)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis nebulosus (OLIVER, 1942)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis nigromarginatus (GÜNTHER, 1866)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis occidentalis (GÜNTHER, 1859)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis praestans (COPE, 1868)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis riveti (DESPAX, 1910)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis stimsoni (HARDING, 1995)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 . ^ Peter Uetz; Jakob Hallermann (2022). "Leptophis urostictus (PETERS, 1873)" . Reptile Database . Retrieved 6 October 2022 .
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