Symphimus

Symphimus
	Symphimus mayae, ; in a tree, in Yucatán, Mexico
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Colubrinae
Genus:	Symphimus ; Cope, 1869

Last updated October 14, 2023

Symphimus is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Mexico and Central America.^[1]

Species and geographic ranges

The following two species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

Symphimus leucostomus Cope, 1869 –Mexican white-lipped snake, southeastern Mexico (Chiapas, Jalisco, Oaxaca)
Symphimus mayae (Gaige, 1936) – Yucatán white-lipped snake, northern Belize, Guatemala, Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatán)

Etymology

The specific name, mayae, is in honor of the Maya of the Yucatán Peninsula.^[2]

Reproduction

Snakes of the genus Symphimus are oviparous.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 Genus Symphimus at The Reptile Database.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Symphimus mayae, p. 172).