Calamodontophis
Genus of snakes
| Calamodontophis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Calamodontophis Amaral, 1963 |
Calamodontophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.[1] The genus is endemic to South America.
Geographic range
Species in the genus Calamodontophis are found in Brazil and Uruguay.
Species
The genus Calamodontophis contains the following species:
- Calamodontophis paucidens (Amaral, 1936)[1]
- Calamodontophis ronaldoi Franco, de Carvalho Cintra & de Lema, 2006[2]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Calamodontophis.
References
- ^ a b "Calamodontophis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Calamodontophis ronaldoi ". The Reptile Database.
Further reading
Wikispecies has information related to Calamodontophis.
- Amaral A (1963). "Geochelone from the Pleistocene of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles". Copeia 1963 (3): 579–580. (Calamodontophis, new genus, p. 580).
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