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| synonyms = ''Atamophis, Callirhinus, Chlorosoma, Dirrhox, Dryophylax, Euophrys, Galeophis, Herpetodryas, Lygophis, Pseudablabes, Teleolepis, Xenodon <ref name="Blgr1896"/>
| synonyms = ''Atamophis, Callirhinus, Chlorosoma, Dirrhox, Dryophylax, Euophrys, Galeophis, Herpetodryas, Lygophis, Pseudablabes, Teleolepis, Xenodon'' <ref name="Blgr1896"/>
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==Species and geographic ranges==
==Species and geographic ranges==
There are 17 recognized [[species]].<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|id=700309|taxon=''Philodryas ''|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref><ref>"''Philodryas'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
There are 16 recognized [[species]].<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|id=700309|taxon=''Philodryas ''|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{EMBL genus|genus=Philodryas}} www.reptile-database.org.</ref>


*''[[Philodryas aestiva]]'' {{small|([[André Marie Constant Duméril|A.M.C. Duméril]], [[Gabriel Bibron|Bibron]] & [[Auguste Duméril|A.H.A. Duméril]], 1854)}} – N [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], SE [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]]
*''[[Philodryas aestiva]]'' {{small|([[André Marie Constant Duméril|A.M.C. Duméril]], [[Gabriel Bibron|Bibron]] & [[Auguste Duméril|A.H.A. Duméril]], 1854)}} – N [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], SE [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] - Brazilian green racer, common green racer
*''[[Philodryas agassizii]]'' {{small|([[Giorgio Jan|Jan]], 1863)}} – Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
*''[[Philodryas agassizii]]'' {{small|([[Giorgio Jan|Jan]], 1863)}} – Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay - burrowing night snake
*''[[Philodryas arnaldoi]]'' {{small|([[Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral|Amaral]], 1932)}} – Brazil
*''[[Philodryas arnaldoi]]'' {{small|([[Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral|Amaral]], 1932)}} – Brazil - Arnaldo's green race
*''[[Philodryas baroni]]'' {{small|[[:fr:Carlos Berg|Berg]], 1895}} – N Argentina
*''[[Philodryas baroni]]'' {{small|[[:fr:Carlos Berg|Berg]], 1895}} – N Argentina - Baron's green racer
*''[[Philodryas boliviana]]'' <small>[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1896</small> – Bolivia
*''[[Philodryas boliviana]]'' <small>[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1896</small> – Bolivia - Bolivian racer
*''[[Philodryas chamissonis]]'' <small>([[Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann|Wiegmann]], 1834)</small> – [[Chile]]
*''[[Philodryas chamissonis]]'' <small>([[Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann|Wiegmann]], 1834)</small> – [[Chile]] - Chilean green racer, Chilean long-tailed snake
*''[[Philodryas cordata]]'' {{small|[[Maureen Ann Donnelly|Donnelly]] & [[:fr:Charles William Myers|C. Myers]], 1991}} – Venezuela
*''[[Philodryas cordata]]'' {{small|[[Maureen Ann Donnelly|Donnelly]] & [[:fr:Charles William Myers|C. Myers]], 1991}} – Venezuela
*''[[Philodryas erlandi]]'' <small>Lönnberg, 1902</small> – Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, northern Argentina
*''[[Philodryas erlandi]]'' <small>[[Einar Lönnberg|Lönnberg]], 1902</small> – Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, northern Argentina - Miranda green racer
*''[[Philodryas georgeboulengeri]]'' {{small|[[Felipe G. Grazziotin|Grazziotin]] et al., 2012}} – Bolivia, Brazil, [[Peru]]
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*''[[Philodryas livida]]'' {{small|(Amaral, 1923)}} – Brazil
*''[[Philodryas livida]]'' {{small|(Amaral, 1923)}} – Brazil
*''[[Philodryas mattogrossensis]]'' {{small|[[Julio Germán Koslowsky|Koslowsky]], 1898}} – Bolivia, SW Brazil, Paraguay
*''[[Philodryas mattogrossensis]]'' {{small|[[Julio Germán Koslowsky|Koslowsky]], 1898}} – Bolivia, SW Brazil, Paraguay - Miranda green racer
*''[[Philodryas nattereri]]'' {{small|[[Franz Steindachner|Steindachner]], 1870}} – WC Brazil, Paraguay
*''[[Philodryas nattereri]]'' {{small|[[Franz Steindachner|Steindachner]], 1870}} – WC Brazil, Paraguay - Paraguay green racer
*''[[Philodryas olfersii]]'' {{small|([[Martin Lichtenstein|Lichtenstein]], 1823)}} – Argentina, Bolivia, W Brazil, Paraguay, E Peru, Uruguay
*''[[Philodryas olfersii]]'' {{small|([[Martin Lichtenstein|Lichtenstein]], 1823)}} – Argentina, Bolivia, W Brazil, Paraguay, E Peru, Uruguay - Lichtenstein's green racer
*''[[Philodryas patagoniensis]]'' {{small|([[Charles Frédéric Girard|Girard]], 1858)}} – Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay
*''[[Philodryas patagoniensis]]'' {{small|([[Charles Frédéric Girard|Girard]], 1858)}} – Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay - Patagonia green racer
*''[[Philodryas psammophidea]]'' {{small|[[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1872}} – Argentina, W & S Brazil
*''[[Philodryas psammophidea]]'' {{small|[[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1872}} – Argentina, W & S Brazil - Günther's green racer
*''[[Philodryas trilineata]]'' {{small|([[Hermann Burmeister|Burmeister]], 1861)}} – Argentina
*''[[Philodryas trilineata]]'' {{small|([[Hermann Burmeister|Burmeister]], 1861)}} – Argentina
*''[[Philodryas varia]]'' {{small|(Jan, 1863)}}<ref>http://www.philodryas.com</ref> – Argentina, Bolivia
*''[[Philodryas varia]]'' {{small|(Jan, 1863)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philodryas.com/ |title=Home |website=philodryas.com}}</ref> – Argentina, Bolivia - Jan's green racer


''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Philodryas''.
''[[Nota bene]]'': A [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial authority]] in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Philodryas''.
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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*[[Johann Georg Wagler|Wagler JG]] (1830). ''Natürliches System der Amphibien, mit vorangehender Classification des Säugthiere und Vögel. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie.'' Munich, Stuttgart, and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. (''Philodryas'', new genus, p.&nbsp;185). (in German and Latin).
*[[Johann Georg Wagler|Wagler JG]] (1830). ''Natürliches System der Amphibien, mit vorangehender Classification des Säugthiere und Vögel. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie.'' Munich, Stuttgart, and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. (''Philodryas'', new genus, p.&nbsp;185). (in German and Latin).
*https://serpientesdevenezuela.org/philodryas-viridissima/
*https://serpientesdevenezuela.org/philodryas-viridissima/

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[[Category:Colubrids]]
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Philodryas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Philodryas
Wagler, 1830[1]
Species

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Synonyms

Atamophis, Callirhinus, Chlorosoma, Dirrhox, Dryophylax, Euophrys, Galeophis, Herpetodryas, Lygophis, Pseudablabes, Teleolepis, Xenodon [2]

Philodryas is a genus of colubrid snakes endemic to South America,[2] commonly called green snakes.

Description[edit]

Species in the genus Philodryas share the following characters:

Head distinct from neck, with distinct canthus rostralis. Eye moderate or large. Pupil round. Body cylindrical or slightly laterally compressed. Tail long.

Dorsal scales arranged in 17 to 23 rows at midbody, more or less obliquely. Subcaudals divided (in two rows).

Maxillary teeth smallest anteriorly, 12–15, followed after a gap by two large grooved fangs located just behind the posterior border of the eye.[2]

Venom[edit]

Although colubrid snakes are usually harmless to humans, Philodryas are opisthoglyphous (rear-fanged) snakes[2] and can give a venomous bite.

Species and geographic ranges[edit]

There are 16 recognized species.[1][3]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Philodryas ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Genus Philodryas, p. 127).
  3. ^ Genus Philodryas at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ "Home". philodryas.com.

Further reading[edit]

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