Dendrophidion is a genus of New World colubrid snakes commonly referred to as forest racers.[3]

Dendrophidion
Dendrophidion percarinatum,
South American forest racer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Dendrophidion
Fitzinger, 1843[1][2]
Species

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Geographic range

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Species in the genus Dendrophidion range from southeastern Mexico to Bolivia.[3]

Species

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The following 15 species are recognized as being valid.[2][3]

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

References

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  1. ^ "Dendrophidion ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  2. ^ a b "Dendrophidion ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Serpentes/colubroidea/colubridae/colubrinae.
  3. ^ a b c "Dendrophidion ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

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  • Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp + indices. (Dendrophidion, new genus, p. 26). (in Latin).
  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Genus Dendrophidion, p. 93).
  • Goin CJ, Goin OB, Zug GR (1978). Introduction to Herpetology, Third Edition. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman. xi + 378 pp. ISBN 0-7167-0020-4. (Genus Dendrophidion, p. 324).
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