| Sympholis | |
|---|---|
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| Mexican short-tailed snake (Sympholis lippiens) from Sonora, México | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Sympholis Cope, 1861 |
| Species: | S. lippiens |
| Binomial name | |
| Sympholis lippiens Cope, 1861 | |
Sympholis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Sympholis lippiens. [2] It is commonly known as the Mexican short-tail snake.
It is a black snake with yellow horizontal stripes.
Boa is a genus of boas found in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Five extant species, and one extinct, are currently recognized.
The narrow-headed garter snake, Thamnophis rufipunctatus, is a species of garter snake, endemic to the southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico. Its common names also include narrowhead garter snake and narrowhead watersnake.
Oocatochus is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Oocatochus rufodorsatus. It is known as the frog-eating rat snake, or red-backed rat snake.
The African brown water snake is a snake in the family Colubridae.
Aeluroglena is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Aeluroglena cucullata. It is commonly known as the Somali snake.
Pseudoficimia is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Pseudoficimia frontalis. It is commonly known as the false ficimia.
Hemerophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Hemerophis socotrae. It is commonly known as the Socotran racer.
Scolecophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Scolecophis atrocinctus. It's genus name is derived from Greek: skolex meaning a worm or grub and ophis meaning snake, referring to what it likes to eat. Its species name is derived from Latin ater meaning black and cingula meaning girdle referring to its physical appearance. It is commonly known as the black-banded snake.
Xyelodontophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Xyelodontophis uluguruensis. It is commonly known as the dagger-tooth vine snake.
Amnesteophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Amnesteophis melanauchen. It is found in Brazil.
Djokoiskandarus is a genus of snake in the family Homalopsidae that contains the sole species Djokoiskandarus annulata. It is commonly known as the banded water snake.
Amphiesmoides is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Amphiesmoides ornaticeps. It is commonly known as Werner's ornate snake or white-eyed keelback.
Aprosdoketophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Aprosdoketophis andreonei.
The Tehuantepec striped snake is a snake endemic to Mexico.
Ihering's snake is a snake endemic to Brazil. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Lioheterophis.
The rough coffee snake is a snake found in Central America, western Colombia, and western Ecuador.
The false cat-eyed snake is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae.
The graceful mountain snake is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae.
The Oaxacan cat-eyed snake is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is the only species in the genus Tantalophis.
The cream-spotted mountain snake is a snake in the family Lamprophiidae.
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