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'''''Symphimus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[snake]]s in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Colubridae]]. The genus is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]].<ref name=RDB>{{EMBL genus|genus=Symphimus}}.</ref> |
'''''Symphimus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[snake]]s in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Colubridae]]. The genus is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]].<ref name=RDB>{{EMBL genus|genus=Symphimus}}.</ref> |
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==Species== |
==Species and geographic ranges== |
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The following two [[species]] are recognized as being valid.<ref name=RDB/> |
The following two [[species]] are recognized as being valid.<ref name=RDB/> |
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*''[[Symphimus leucostomus]]'' {{small|[[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]], 1869}} |
*''[[Symphimus leucostomus]]'' {{small|[[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]], 1869}} –Mexican white-lipped snake, southeastern Mexico ([[Chiapas]], [[Jalisco]], [[Oaxaca]]) |
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*''[[Symphimus mayae]]'' {{small|([[Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige|Gaige]], 1936)}} |
*''[[Symphimus mayae]]'' {{small|([[Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige|Gaige]], 1936)}} – Yucatán white-lipped snake, northern [[Belize]], [[Guatemala]], Mexico ([[Campeche]], [[Quintana Roo]], [[Yucatán]]) |
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==Etymology== |
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The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''mayae'', is in honor of the [[Maya peoples|Maya]] of the [[Yucatán Peninsula]].<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}}. (''Symphimus mayae'', p. 172).</ref> |
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==Reproduction== |
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Snakes of the genus ''Symphimus'' are [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/> |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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*[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]] (1896). ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum. Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ...'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Genus ''Symphimus'', p. 642). |
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*[[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope ED]] (1869). "Seventh Contribution to the Herpetology of Tropical America". ''Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society'' '''11''': 147–192. (''Symphimus'', new genus, and ''Symphimus leucostomus'', new species, p. 150). |
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*[[Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige|Gaige H]] (1936). "Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Yucatan and Campeche, Mexico". ''Carnegie Institution of Washington Publications'' (457): 289–304. (''Eurypholis mayae'', new species, p. 300). |
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*Heimes, Peter (2016). ''Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I''. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. {{ISBN|978-3899731002}}. |
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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: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Symphimus Cope, 1869 |
Symphimus is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Mexico and Central America.[1]
Species and geographic ranges[edit]
The following two species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Symphimus leucostomus Cope, 1869 –Mexican white-lipped snake, southeastern Mexico (Chiapas, Jalisco, Oaxaca)
- Symphimus mayae (Gaige, 1936) – Yucatán white-lipped snake, northern Belize, Guatemala, Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatán)
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, mayae, is in honor of the Maya of the Yucatán Peninsula.[2]
Reproduction[edit]
Snakes of the genus Symphimus are oviparous.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Genus Symphimus at The Reptile Database.
- ^ 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. (Symphimus mayae, p. 172).
Further reading[edit]
- Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum. Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Genus Symphimus, p. 642).
- Cope ED (1869). "Seventh Contribution to the Herpetology of Tropical America". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 11: 147–192. (Symphimus, new genus, and Symphimus leucostomus, new species, p. 150).
- Gaige H (1936). "Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Yucatan and Campeche, Mexico". Carnegie Institution of Washington Publications (457): 289–304. (Eurypholis mayae, new species, p. 300).
- Heimes, Peter (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
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