Urotheca
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| Genus: | Urotheca Bibron, 1843
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Urotheca is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the New World.[1]
Geographic range
Species in the genus Urotheca are found in Central America and northwestern South America.[1]
Species
Eight species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Urotheca decipiens (Günther, 1893)
- Urotheca dumerilli (Bibron, 1840)
- Urotheca fulviceps (Cope, 1886)
- Urotheca guentheri (Dunn, 1938)
- Urotheca lateristriga (Berthold, 1859)
- Urotheca multilineata (W. Peters, 1863)
- Urotheca myersi Savage & Lahanas, 1989
- Urotheca pachyura (Cope, 1875)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Urotheca.
References
- ^ a b c Genus Urotheca at The Reptile Database.
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Further reading
- Bibron G (1843). In Cocteau JT & Bibron G (1843). "Reptiles ". pp. 1-143. In de la Sagra R (1843). Historia Fisica, Politica y Natural de la Isla de Cuba. Segunda Parte. Historia Natural. Tomo IV. Reptiles y Peces. [= Physical, Political and Natural History of the Island of Cuba. Second Part. Natural History. Volume 4. Reptiles and Fishes]. Paris: A. Bertrand. 255 pp. + Plates I-V. (Urotheca, new genus, p. 131). (in Spanish and Latin).
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