Siphlophis is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.[1] The genus is endemic to the Americas.
Geographic range
Species of the genus Siphlophis are found in northern South America and Central America.[1]
Species
The following seven species are recognized as being valid.[1][2]
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Siphlophis ayauma Sheehy, Yánez-Muñoz, Valencia & E.N. Smith, 2014 - Devil’s Head spotted night snake
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Siphlophis cervinus (Laurenti, 1768) - Panamanian spotted night snake, Panama spotted night snake
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Siphlophis compressus (Daudin, 1803) - tropical flat snake
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Siphlophis leucocephalus (Günther, 1863) - common spotted night snake
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Siphlophis longicaudatus (Andersson, 1901) - Brazilian spotted night snake
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Siphlophis pulcher (Raddi, 1820) - Guanabara spotted night snake
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Siphlophis worontzowi (Prado, 1940) - Worontzow's spotted night snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Siphlophis.
Etymology
The specific name, worontzowi, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Cesar Worontzow.[3]
References
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^ a b c Genus Siphlophis at The Reptile Database.
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^ "Siphlophis ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systemaik/Reptilien/Squamata/Serpentes/colubroidea/dipsadinae.
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^ 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. (Siphlophis worontzowi, p. 289).
