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Leptophis
Sign in to saveLeptophis is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as parrot snakes. The species within this genus are widely distributed throughout Mexico, Central and South America.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 159
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Colubridae
- Collections
- CUMV, ASU, MVZ, MSUM, UMNH, TNHC
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize, Philippines
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Description
- Species and subspecies
- References
- Further reading
Leptophis is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as parrot snakes. The species within this genus are widely distributed throughout Mexico, Central and South America.
==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: {{clade |1=L. depressirostris |label2= |2={{clade |1=L. diplotropis |label2= |2={{clade |label1= |1= |2={{clade |1=L. occidentalis (Panama & Honduras) (paraphyletic) |label2= |2={{clade |1=L. bocourti |label2= |2={{clade |1=L. occidentalis (Ecuador) (paraphyletic) |label2= |2= }} }} }} }} }} }}
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