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'''''Limnophis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[snake]]s in the [[subfamily]] [[Natricinae]] of the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Colubridae]]. The genus contains |
'''''Limnophis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[snake]]s in the [[subfamily]] [[Natricinae]] of the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Colubridae]]. The genus contains three [[species]]. |
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==Geographic range== |
==Geographic range== |
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Species of the genus ''Limnophis'' are [[Endemism|endemic]] to southern [[Africa]]. |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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The following |
The following three species are recognized as being valid.<ref>{{EMBL genus|genus=Limnophis}}. www.reptile-database.org.</ref> |
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*''[[Limnophis bangweolicus]]'' {{small|([[Robert Mertens|Mertens]], 1936)}} |
*''[[Limnophis bangweolicus]]'' {{small|([[Robert Mertens|Mertens]], 1936)}} — eastern striped swamp snake, Bangweulu water snake, |
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*''[[Limnophis bicolor]]'' {{small|[[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1865}} |
*''[[Limnophis bicolor]]'' {{small|[[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1865}} — bicolored swamp snake |
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*''[[Limnophis branchi]]'' {{small|Conradie, Deepak, Keates, & Gower, 2020}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:39, 10 October 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Natricinae |
| Genus: | Limnophis Günther, 1865 |
Limnophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The genus contains three species.
Geographic range[edit]
Species of the genus Limnophis are endemic to southern Africa.
Species[edit]
The following three species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Limnophis bangweolicus (Mertens, 1936) — eastern striped swamp snake, Bangweulu water snake,
- Limnophis bicolor Günther, 1865 — bicolored swamp snake
- Limnophis branchi Conradie, Deepak, Keates, & Gower, 2020
References[edit]
- ^ Genus Limnophis at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading[edit]
- Günther A (1865). "Fourth Account of new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist, Third Series 15: 89-98 + Plates II-III. (Limnophis, new genus, p. 96).
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