Helicops infrataeniatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Helicops |
Species: | H. infrataeniatus |
Binomial name | |
Helicops infrataeniatus Jan, 1865 | |
Helicops infrataeniatus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to South America, and can be found in Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
Different snakes are called water snakes. "Water snake" is also sometimes used as a descriptive term for any snakes that spend a significant time in or near fresh water, such as any species belonging to the family Acrochordidae. They should not be confused with sea snakes, which live primarily or entirely in marine environments.
The brown-banded water snake is a species of aquatic snake found in tropical South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It is also known as the water mapepire.
Helicops is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South America.
Helicops leopardinus, the leopard keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to South America, and can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Suriname.
Helicops carinicaudus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil. Specimens from Colombia are likely mislabeled, probably representing Helicops danieli.
Helicops acangussu is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Brazil, in the state of Rondônia.
Helicops apiaka is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Brazil, in the state of Mato Grosso.
Helicops boitata is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil.
Helicops danieli, Daniel's keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Colombia.
Helicops gomesi, also known commonly as the São Paulo keelback and cobra d'água in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Helicops hagmanni, also known commonly as Hagmann's keelback, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the Amazon River basin in South America.
Helicops modestus, the olive keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Brazil, and can be found in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, and the Federal District of Brasília.
Helicops nentur is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Helicops pastazae, Shreve's keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
Helicops petersi, the spiral keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Ecuador.
Helicops polylepis, Norman's keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia.
Helicops scalaris, the ladder keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Venezuela and Colombia.
Helicops tapajonicus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Brazil.
Helicops trivittatus, the equatorial keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Brazil.
Helicops yacu, the Peru keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Peru and Brazil.