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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> |
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*''[[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]] |
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*''[[Philodryas chamissonis]]'' <small>([[Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann|Wiegmann]], 1834)</small> – [[Chile]] |
*''[[Philodryas chamissonis]]'' <small>([[Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann|Wiegmann]], 1834)</small> – [[Chile]] |
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*''[[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 |
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*''[[Philodryas erlandi]]'' <small>Lönnberg, 1902</small> – Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, northern Argentina |
*''[[Philodryas erlandi]]'' <small>[[Einar Lönnberg|Lönnberg]], 1902</small> – Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, northern Argentina |
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*''[[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 |
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*''[[Philodryas mattogrossensis]]'' {{small|[[Julio Germán Koslowsky|Koslowsky]], 1898}} – Bolivia, SW Brazil, Paraguay |
*''[[Philodryas mattogrossensis]]'' {{small|[[Julio Germán Koslowsky|Koslowsky]], 1898}} – Bolivia, SW Brazil, Paraguay |
Revision as of 11:38, 4 October 2021
Philodryas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
Genus: | Philodryas Wagler, 1830[1] |
Species | |
See text | |
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
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
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
There are 16 recognized species.[1][3]
- Philodryas aestiva (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – N Argentina, Bolivia, SE Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
- Philodryas agassizii (Jan, 1863) – Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
- Philodryas arnaldoi (Amaral, 1932) – Brazil
- Philodryas baroni Berg, 1895 – N Argentina
- Philodryas boliviana Boulenger, 1896 – Bolivia
- Philodryas chamissonis (Wiegmann, 1834) – Chile
- Philodryas cordata Donnelly & C. Myers, 1991 – Venezuela
- Philodryas erlandi Lönnberg, 1902 – Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, northern Argentina
- Philodryas livida (Amaral, 1923) – Brazil
- Philodryas mattogrossensis Koslowsky, 1898 – Bolivia, SW Brazil, Paraguay
- Philodryas nattereri Steindachner, 1870 – WC Brazil, Paraguay
- Philodryas olfersii (Lichtenstein, 1823) – Argentina, Bolivia, W Brazil, Paraguay, E Peru, Uruguay
- Philodryas patagoniensis (Girard, 1858) – Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay
- Philodryas psammophidea Günther, 1872 – Argentina, W & S Brazil
- Philodryas trilineata (Burmeister, 1861) – Argentina
- Philodryas varia (Jan, 1863)[4] – Argentina, Bolivia
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Philodryas.
References
- ^ a b "Philodryas ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Genus Philodryas at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ http://www.philodryas.com
Further reading
- 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. 185). (in German and Latin).
- https://serpientesdevenezuela.org/philodryas-viridissima/