Tretanorhinus
Tretanorhinus is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.[1]
| Tretanorhinus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Tretanorhinus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 |
Geographic range
The genus Tretanorhinus is endemic to Central America, northern South America, and the West Indies.[1]
Species
The genus contains the following four species which are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Tretanorhinus mocquardi Bocourt, 1891 - Mocquard's swamp snake
- Tretanorhinus nigroluteus Cope, 1861 - orange-bellied swamp snake, orangebelly swamp snake
- Tretanorhinus taeniatus Boulenger, 1903 - striped swamp snake
- Tretanorhinus variabilis A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 - Caribbean water snake
The specific name, mocquardi, is in honor of French herpetologist François Mocquard.[2]
References
- Genus Tretanorhinus 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. (Tretanorhinus mocquardi, p. 181).
Further reading
- Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième [Volume 7]. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Tretanorhinus, new genus, pp. 348–349; T. variabilis, new species, pp. 349–351). (in French).
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