Liopeltis
| Liopeltis | |
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| Liopeltis rappi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Liopeltis Fitzinger, 1843 |
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Liopeltis calamaria ... | |
Liopeltis is a genus of colubrid snakes. With species known from India and Southeast Asia.[1]
Species
- L. tricolor[1] is the most widely distributed species in the genus, being found in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
- L. frenatus[1]
- L. stoliczkae[1]
- L. rappi
- L. philippinus[1] is, as the name suggests, a native of the Philippines
- L. calamaria[1]
- L. herminae, formerly Opeodrys herminae was assigned to this genus in 1981 by Cundall.[2]
Species removed from the genus
Gongylosoma nicobariensis, formerly assigned to this genus as L. nicobariensis, is now more widely considered part of the genus Gongylosoma.
Geographic range
India and Southeast Asia
References
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