Philodryas
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Philodryas is a genus of New World colubrid snakes, commonly called green snakes. Although colubrid snakes are usually harmless to humans, Philodryas are opisthoglyphous (rear-fanged) snakes[2]and can give a venomous bite. However, they have mild venom; so a bite is unlikely to cause lasting damage to humans. There are 18 recognized species.[1]
Species
- Philodryas aestiva (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) - N Argentina, Bolivia, SE Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
- Philodryas arnoldoi (Amaral, 1932) - SE Brazil
- Philodryas baroni Berg, 1895 - N Argentina
- Philodryas boliviana Boulenger, 1896 - Bolivia
- Philodryas carbonelli Roze, 1957 - S Venezuela
- Philodryas chamissonis (Wiegmann, 1834) - Chile
- Philodryas livida (Amaral, 1923)
- 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 oligolepis Gomes, 1921 - Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Philodryas patagoniensis (Girard, 1857) - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
- Philodryas psammophidea Günther, 1872 - Argentina, W & S Brazil
- Philodryas simonsi Boulenger, 1900 - Ecuador, Peru
- Philodryas tachymenoides (Schmidt & Walker, 1943) - Chile, Peru
- Philodryas trilineata (Burmeister, 1861)
- Philodryas varia (Jan, 1863)[3]
- Philodryas viridissima (Linnaeus, 1758) - N South America in Amazon and Paraguay River basins[4]
References
- ^ a b "Philodryas". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ)... Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, Printers.) xxiv + 727 pp. + Plates I.- XXV. (Genus Philodryas, p. 127.)
- ^ www.philodryas.com
- ^ Freiberg, M. 1982. Snakes of South America T.F.H. Publications. Hong Kong. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Genus Philodryas, pp. 106-107.)
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