Phalotris
| Phalotris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Phalotris Cope, 1862 |
Phalotris is a genus of snakes of the subfamily Dipsadinae.
Geographic range
All species of the genus Phalotris are found in South America.[1]
Species
The following 15 species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Phalotris cerradensis Silveira, 2020
- Phalotris concolor Ferrarezzi, 1993
- Phalotris cuyanus (Cei, 1984)
- Phalotris labiomaculatus de Lema, 2002
- Phalotris lativittatus Ferrarezzi, 1993
- Phalotris lemniscatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
- Phalotris matogrossensis de Lema, D'Agostini & Cappellari, 2005
- Phalotris mertensi (Hoge, 1955)
- Phalotris multipunctatus Puorto & Ferrarezzi, 1993
- Phalotris nasutus (Gomes, 1915)
- Phalotris nigrilatus Ferrarezzi, 1993
- Phalotris normanscotti Cabral & Cacciali, 2015
- Phalotris reticulatus (W. Peters, 1860)
- Phalotris sansebastiani Jansen & G. Köhler, 2008
- Phalotris tricolor (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Phalotris.
Etymology
The specific name, mertensi, is in honor of German herpetologist Robert Mertens.[2]
The specific name, normanscotti, is in honor of Norman Scott, Jr., in recognition of his contribution to the knowledge of the herpetofauna of Paraguay.[3]
References
- ^ a b Genus Phalotris 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. (Phalotris mertensi, p. 176).
- ^ "Phalotris normanscotti ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Cope ED (1862). "Observations upon certain Cyprinoid fish in Pennsylvania; on Elapomorphus, Sympholis, and Coniophanes ". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 13: 522-524. (Phalotris, new genus, p. 524).
- Cacciali, P., Mee, G., Plettenberg Laing, A., Krause, D., Mclaughlin, C., Montgomery, R. and Smith, P. (2020). "Morphological Re-Examination of the Endemic Paraguayan Snake Phalotris nigrilatus Ferrarezzi, 1993 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Elapomorphini), with Notes on Its Ecology and Conservation Status." Current Herpetology, 39(1), 28-37. www.herpco.com