Trimerodytes

Trimerodytes is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to East Asia and Southeast Asia.

Trimerodytes
Trimerodytes percarinatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Natricinae
Genus: Trimerodytes
Cope, 1895
Synonyms

Sinonatrix

Species

The genus Trimerodytes contains 7 species which are recognized as being valid.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Trimerodytes.

References

Further reading

  • Rossman, Douglas A.; Eberle, W. Gary (1977). "Partition of the Genus Natrix, with Preliminary Observations on Evolutionary Trends in Natricine Snakes". Herpetologica 33 (1): 34–43. (Sinonatrix, new genus).


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