Leptophis
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Parrot Snakes is a genus
of colubrid
snakes found in the Americas.
are currently recognized:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of colubrid
Colubrid
A colubrid is a member of the snake family Colubridae. This broad classification of snakes includes about two-thirds of all snake species on earth. The earliest species of the snake family date back to the Oligocene epoch. With 304 genera and 1,938 species, Colubridae is the largest snake family...
snakes found in the Americas.
Species
The following speciesSpecies
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
are currently recognized:
- Leptophis ahaetullaLeptophis ahaetullaLeptophis ahaetulla, the Lora or Parrot Snake is a medium-sized slender snake of the colubrid family. It is found in northern South America and Trinidad and Tobago...
(Linnaeus, 1758) -- Parrot Snake- Leptophis ahaetulla ahaetulla (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Leptophis ahaetulla bocourti BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1898 - Leptophis ahaetulla bolivianus Oliver, 1942
- Leptophis ahaetulla chocoensis Oliver, 1942
- Leptophis ahaetulla coeruleodorsus (Oliver, 1942)
- Leptophis ahaetulla copei (Oliver, 1942)
- Leptophis ahaetulla liocercus (WiedPrince Maximilian of Wied-NeuwiedPrince Alexander Philipp Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied was a German explorer, ethnologist and naturalist....
, 1824) - Leptophis ahaetulla marginatus (CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1862) - Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatusLeptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatusLeptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus, the Black-skinned Parrot Snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is one of 12 recognized subspecies of the Parrot Snake, Leptophis ahaetulla-Description:...
(Günther, 1866) - Leptophis ahaetulla occidentalis (Günther, 1859)
- Leptophis ahaetulla ortonii CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1876 - Leptophis ahaetulla praestans (CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
1868)
- Leptophis cupreus CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1868 -- Copper Parrot Snake - Leptophis depressirostris CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1861 -- Cope's Parrot Snake - Leptophis diplotropisLeptophis diplotropisThe Pacific Coast parrot snake is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico.-Geographic range:Its range in Mexico extends from southwestern Chihuahua and southern Sonora to southeastern Oaxaca.-Subspecies:...
Günther, 1872- Leptophis diplotropis diplotropis (Günther, 1872) -- Pacific Coast Parrot Snake
- Leptophis diplotropis forreri Smith, 1943
- Leptophis mexicanusLeptophis mexicanusLeptophis mexicanus, the Mexican Parrot Snake, is a medium-sized slender snake of the colubrid family.-Geographic range:It can be found in Mexico and Central America, including Guatemala and Belize.- Subspecies :...
DumérilAndré Marie Constant DumérilAndré Marie Constant Duméril was a French zoologist. He was professor of anatomy at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle from 1801 to 1812, when he became professor of herpetology and ichthyology...
, BibronGabriel BibronGabriel Bibron was a French zoologist. He was born in Paris. Son of an employee of the Museum national d'histoire naturelle, he had a good foundation in natural history and was hired to collect vertebrates in Italy and Sicily. He classified a number of reptile species with André Marie Constant...
& DumérilAuguste DumérilAuguste Henri André Duméril was a French zoologist. He was professor of Herpetology and Ichthyology at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris from 1857. His father André Marie Constant Duméril was also a zoologist...
, 1854 -- Culebra-perico mexicana- Leptophis mexicanus hoeversi Henderson, 1976
- Leptophis mexicanus mexicanus DumérilAndré Marie Constant DumérilAndré Marie Constant Duméril was a French zoologist. He was professor of anatomy at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle from 1801 to 1812, when he became professor of herpetology and ichthyology...
, BibronGabriel BibronGabriel Bibron was a French zoologist. He was born in Paris. Son of an employee of the Museum national d'histoire naturelle, he had a good foundation in natural history and was hired to collect vertebrates in Italy and Sicily. He classified a number of reptile species with André Marie Constant...
& DumérilAuguste DumérilAuguste Henri André Duméril was a French zoologist. He was professor of Herpetology and Ichthyology at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris from 1857. His father André Marie Constant Duméril was also a zoologist...
, 1854 -- Mexican Parrot Snake - Leptophis mexicanus septentrionalis MertensRobert MertensRobert Mertens was a German herpetologist. The Robert Mertens' day gecko is a species named after him, and he also postulated Mertensian mimicry....
, 1972 - Leptophis mexicanus yucatanensis Oliver, 1942
- Leptophis modestusLeptophis modestusLeptophis modestus is a medium-sized slender snake of the colubrid family. There are currently no recognized subspecies.-Geographic range:It can be found in southern Mexico, central Guatemala, northwestern El Salvador and southwestern Honduras....
Günther, 1872 -- Cloud Forest Parrot Snake - Leptophis nebulosus Oliver, 1942 -- Oliver's Parrot Snake
- Leptophis riveti Despax, 1910 -- Despax's Parrot Snake
- Leptophis santamartensis Bernal-Carlo & RozeJanis RozeJanis A. Roze, Ph.D., born in Latvia, is a herpetologist and Professor of Biology Emeritus of City College and Graduate School of the City University of New York. He was professionally associated with the American Museum of Natural History and the United Nations...
, 1994 - Leptophis stimsoniLeptophis stimsoniThe Grey Lora is a small snake which is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago. It is known from three specimens, all of which were collected in montane forests in the Northern Range.-References:...
Harding, 1995 -- Gray Lora