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'''''Synophis''''' is a [[genus]] of snakes in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Colubridae]]. The genus is [[Endemism|endemic]] to northwestern [[South America]].
'''''Synophis''''' is a [[genus]] of snakes in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Colubridae]]. The genus is [[Endemism|endemic]] to northwestern [[South America]].

==Description==
Snakes of the genus ''Synophis'' have unusual scalation on the top of the head. The [[internasal scales]] are very small, and the [[prefrontal scales]] are fused into one large plate.<ref>Peracca (1896).</ref>


==Species==
==Species==
The genus ''Synophis'' contains the following nine species which are recognized as being valid.<ref name="RDB">{{EMBL genus|genus=Synophis}}.</ref>
The genus ''Synophis'' contains the following nine species which are recognized as being valid.<ref name="RDB">{{EMBL genus|genus=Synophis}}.</ref>
*''[[Synophis bicolor]]'' {{small|Peracca, 1896}}
*''[[Synophis bicolor]]'' {{small|[[Mario Giacinto Peracca|Peracca]], 1896}} - bicolored shadow snake, two-colored fishing snake
*''[[Synophis bogerti]]'' {{small|Torres-Carvajal, Echevarría, Venegas, Chávez & Camper, 2015}}
*''[[Synophis bogerti]]'' {{small|[[Omar Torres-Carvajal|Torres-Carvajal]], [[Lourdes Y. Echevarría|Echevarría]], [[Pablo J. Venegas|Venegas]], [[Germán Chávez|Chávez]] & [[Jeffrey D. Camper|Camper]], 2015}} - Bogert's shadow snake
*''[[Synophis calamitus]]'' {{small|Hillis, 1990}}
*''[[Synophis calamitus]]'' {{small|[[David Hillis|Hillis]], 1990}} - calamitous shadow snake
*''[[Synophis insulomontanus]]'' {{small|Torres-Carvajal, Echevarría, Venegas, Chávez & Camper, 2015}}
*''[[Synophis insulomontanus]]'' {{small|Torres-Carvajal, Echevarría, Venegas, Chávez & Camper, 2015}} - mountain shadow snake
*''[[Synophis lasallei]]'' {{small|(Nicéforo-Maria, 1950)}}
*''[[Synophis lasallei]]'' {{small|([[:fr:Hermano Nicéforo María|Nicéforo-María]], 1950)}} - La Salle's shadow snake
*''[[Synophis niceforomariae]]'' {{small|Pyron, Arteaga, Echevarría, & Torres-Carvajal, 2016}}
*''[[Synophis niceforomariae]]'' {{small|[[Robert Alexander Pyron|Pyron]], [[Alejandro Arteaga|Arteaga]], Echevarría, & Torres-Carvajal, 2016}} - Nicéforo María's shadow snake
*''[[Synophis plectovertebralis]]'' {{small|Sheil & Grant, 2001}}
*''[[Synophis plectovertebralis]]'' {{small|[[Christopher Andrew Sheil|Sheil]] & [[:fr:Taran Grant|T. Grant]], 2001}} - braided shadow snake
*''[[Synophis zaheri]]'' {{small|Pyron, Guayasamin, Peñafiel, Bustamante & Arteaga, 2015}}
*''[[Synophis zaheri]]'' {{small|Pyron, [[:fr:Juan M. Guayasamin|Guayasamin]], [[Nicolás Peñafiel|Peñafiel]], [[Lucas Bustamante|Bustamante]] & Arteaga, 2015}} - Zaher's shadow snake
*''[[Synophis zamora]]'' {{small|Torres-Carvajal, Echevarría, Venegas, Chávez & Camper, 2015}}
*''[[Synophis zamora]]'' {{small|Torres-Carvajal, Echevarría, Venegas, Chávez & Camper, 2015}} - Zamoran shadow snake

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


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*[[Mario Giacinto Peracca|Peracca MG]] (1896). "''Nuovo genere di Colubride aglifo dell'America meridionale'' ". ''Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[egia]. Università di Torino'' '''11''' (266): 1-2. (''Synophis'', new genus). (in Italian).
*[[Mario Giacinto Peracca|Peracca MG]] (1896). "''Nuovo genere di Colubride aglifo dell'America meridionale'' ". ''Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[egia]. Università di Torino'' '''11''' (266): 1–2. (''Synophis'', new genus). (in Italian).
*Pyron, R. Alexander; Arteaga, Alejandro; Echevarría, Lourdes Y.; Torres-Carvajal, Omar (2016). "A revision and key for the tribe Diaphorolepidini (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) and checklist for the genus ''Synophis'' ". ''Zootaxa'' '''4171''' (2): 293–320.


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Latest revision as of 23:11, 9 October 2023

Synophis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Synophis
Peracca, 1896

Synophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to northwestern South America.

Description[edit]

Snakes of the genus Synophis have unusual scalation on the top of the head. The internasal scales are very small, and the prefrontal scales are fused into one large plate.[1]

Species[edit]

The genus Synophis contains the following nine species which are recognized as being valid.[2]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peracca (1896).
  2. ^ Genus Synophis at The Reptile Database.

Further reading[edit]

  • Peracca MG (1896). "Nuovo genere di Colubride aglifo dell'America meridionale ". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[egia]. Università di Torino 11 (266): 1–2. (Synophis, new genus). (in Italian).
  • Pyron, R. Alexander; Arteaga, Alejandro; Echevarría, Lourdes Y.; Torres-Carvajal, Omar (2016). "A revision and key for the tribe Diaphorolepidini (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) and checklist for the genus Synophis ". Zootaxa 4171 (2): 293–320.
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