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Xenodon

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Xenodon is a genus of New World snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.

Species

PHYLUM

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderTetraodontiformes
  5. FamilyBalistidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded2,534,061,025

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
294
With media
2
Family
Colubridae
Collections
CUMV, MSUM, KU, CAS, LSUMZ, SMNS
Recorded in
Brazil, Argentina, Nicaragua, Panama, Bolivia, Colombia, Suriname

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Dipsadinae
Image
Xenodon merremii in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park - ZooKeys-246-051-g007-G.jpeg
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Commons category
Xenodon
taxon name
Xenodon
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Xenodon
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Geographic range
  • Diet
  • Species
  • References
  • Further reading

Xenodon is a genus of New World snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.

==Geographic range== Species of the genus Xenodon are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Xenodon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.