• Source: Siphlophis

Siphlophis is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the Americas.




Geographic range


Species of the genus Siphlophis are found in northern South America and Central America.




Species


The following seven species are recognized as being valid.

Siphlophis ayauma Sheehy, Yánez-Muñoz, Valencia & E.N. Smith, 2014 - Devil’s Head spotted night snake
Siphlophis cervinus (Laurenti, 1768) - Panamanian spotted night snake, Panama spotted night snake
Siphlophis compressus (Daudin, 1803) - tropical flat snake
Siphlophis leucocephalus (Günther, 1863) - common spotted night snake
Siphlophis longicaudatus (Andersson, 1901) - Brazilian spotted night snake
Siphlophis pulcher (Raddi, 1820) - Guanabara spotted night snake
Siphlophis worontzowi (Prado, 1940) - 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.




References






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. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Genus Siphlophis, p. 110).

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Dipsadinae
• Siphlophis
• Siphlophis compressus
• Siphlophis cervinus
• Siphlophis ayauma
• Siphlophis pulcher
• Siphlophis leucocephalus
• Siphlophis longicaudatus
• Siphlophis worontzowi
• Night snake
• Colubridae