Erpetogomphus

Erpetogomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as ringtails. Most of the species are predominantly green coloured and the males have a moderately clubbed tail.

The genus contains the following species: Erpetogomphus agkistrodon Erpetogomphus boa Erpetogomphus bothrops – one-striped ringtail Erpetogomphus compositus – white-belted ringtail Erpetogomphus constrictor – knob-tipped ringtail Erpetogomphus cophias Erpetogomphus crotalinus – yellow-legged ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus – eastern ringtail Erpetogomphus elaphe Erpetogomphus elaps – straight-tipped ringtail Erpetogomphus erici Erpetogomphus eutainia – blue-faced ringtail Erpetogomphus heterodon – dashed ringtail Erpetogomphus lampropeltis – serpent ringtail Erpetogomphus leptophis – dark-shouldered ringtail Erpetogomphus liopeltis Erpetogomphus ophibolus Erpetogomphus sabaleticus Erpetogomphus schausi Erpetogomphus sipedon Erpetogomphus tristani Erpetogomphus viperinus A single fossil species, †Erpetogomphus shii Zheng et al., 2018 known from the Early Miocene-aged Mexican amber