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==Species and subspecies==
==Species and subspecies==
The following species and [[subspecies]] are recognized as being valid.<ref name="RDB">{{EMBL genus|genus=Enulius}}</ref>
The following species and [[subspecies]] are recognized as being valid.<ref name="RDB">{{EMBL genus|genus=Enulius}}</ref>
*''[[Enulius bifoveatus]]'' {{small|[[:fr:James Randall McCranie|McCranie]] & [[:fr:Gunther Köhler|G. Köhler]], 1999}}
*''[[Enulius bifoveatus]]'' {{small|[[:fr:James Randall McCranie|McCranie]] & [[:fr:Gunther Köhler|G. Köhler]], 1999}} - Guanaja long-tailed snake
*''[[Enulius flavitorques]]'' {{small|([[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]], 1868)}}
*''[[Enulius flavitorques]]'' {{small|([[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]], 1868)}} - Pacific longtail snake
**''[[Enulius flavitorques flavitorques]]'' {{small|(Cope, 1868)}}
**''Enulius flavitorques flavitorques'' {{small|(Cope, 1868)}}
**''[[Enulius flavitorques sumichrasti]]'' {{small|[[Marie Firmin Bocourt|Bocourt]], 1883}}
**''Enulius flavitorques sumichrasti'' {{small|[[Marie Firmin Bocourt|Bocourt]], 1883}}
**''[[Enulius flavitorques unicolor]]'' {{small|([[Johann Gustav Fischer|Fischer]], 1881)}}
**''Enulius flavitorques unicolor'' {{small|([[Johann Gustav Fischer|Fischer]], 1881)}}
*''[[Enulius oligostichus]]'' {{small|[[Hobart Muir Smith|H.M. Smith]], [[Rudolf G. Arndt|Arndt]] & [[Wade C. Sherbrook|Sherbrook]], 1967}}
*''[[Enulius oligostichus]]'' {{small|[[Hobart Muir Smith|H.M. Smith]], [[Rudolf G. Arndt|Arndt]] & [[Wade C. Sherbrook|Sherbrook]], 1967}} - Mexican longtail snake
*''[[Enulius roatanensis]]'' {{small|McCranie & G. Köhler, 1999}}
*''[[Enulius roatanensis]]'' {{small|McCranie & G. Köhler, 1999}} - Roatan long-tailed snake


''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]] or [[Trinomen|trinomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than ''Enulius''.
''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]] or [[Trinomen|trinomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than ''Enulius''.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The [[Subspecies|subspecific name]], ''sumichrasti'', is in honor of Swiss-born Mexican naturalist [[Adrien Jean Louis François de Sumichrast]] (1828–1882).<ref>Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (''Enulius flavitorques sumichrasti'', p. 258).</ref>
The subspecific name, ''sumichrasti'', is in honor of Swiss-born Mexican naturalist [[:de:François Sumichrast|Adrien Jean Louis François de Sumichrast]] (1828–1882).<ref>Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Enulius flavitorques sumichrasti'', p. 258).</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*[[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope ED]] (1870). "Eighth Contribution to the Herpetology of Tropical America". ''Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society'' '''11''': 553-559. (''Enulius'', new genus, pp.&nbsp;558–559).
*[[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope ED]] (1870). "Eighth Contribution to the Herpetology of Tropical America". ''Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society'' '''11''': 553–559. (''Enulius'', new genus, pp.&nbsp;558–559).


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[[Category:Colubrids|Enulius]]

[[Category:Enulius]]
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[[Category:Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope]]

Latest revision as of 18:18, 4 March 2023

Enulius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Enulius
Cope, 1870

Enulius is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the Americas.

Geographic range[edit]

Species in the genus Enulius are found in northern Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America.[1]

Species and subspecies[edit]

The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Enulius.

Etymology[edit]

The subspecific name, sumichrasti, is in honor of Swiss-born Mexican naturalist Adrien Jean Louis François de Sumichrast (1828–1882).[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Genus Enulius at The Reptile Database
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Enulius flavitorques sumichrasti, p. 258).

Further reading[edit]

  • Cope ED (1870). "Eighth Contribution to the Herpetology of Tropical America". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 11: 553–559. (Enulius, new genus, pp. 558–559).