Bogertophis
Sign in to saveBogertophis is a genus of New World rat snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. There are two accepted species.
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Bogertophis is a genus of New World rat snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. There are two accepted species.
==Etymology== The genus Bogertophis is named in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.