Leptophis mexicanus

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Leptophis mexicanus
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An adult Mexican parrot snake (Leptophis mexicanus) found in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Leptophis
Species:
L. mexicanus
Binomial name
Leptophis mexicanus
Synonyms
  • Leptophis mexicanus
    A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron &
    A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
  • Ahætulla mexicana
    Günther, 1858
  • Thrasops mexicanus
    Cope, 1860
  • Hapsidophrys mexicanus
    — Cope, 1885 [2]
  • Thalerophis mexicanus
    Oliver, 1948
  • Leptophis mexicanus
    J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970 [3]

Leptophis mexicanus, commonly known as the Mexican parrot snake, is a species of medium-sized slender snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Americas.

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Geographic range

L. mexicanus can be found in southern Mexico and Central America, in Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. [3]

Subspecies

There are four recognized subspecies, including the nominate subspecies. [3]

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References

  1. Julian Lee, Marco Antonio Lopez-Luna (2013). "Leptophis mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T197500A2491231. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197500A2491231.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers.) xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Leptophis mexicanus, pp. 108-109).
  3. 1 2 3 Leptophis mexicanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 April 2017.

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