Helicops (genus)
| Helicops | |
|---|---|
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| Helicops infrataeniatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Helicops Wagler, 1828 |
Helicops is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South America.
Species
The following 16 species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Helicops apiaka Kawashita-Ribeiro, Ávila & Morais, 2013
- Helicops carinicaudus (Wied-Neuwied, 1825)
- Helicops danieli Amaral, 1938
- Helicops gomesi Amaral, 1921
- Helicops hagmanni Roux, 1910
- Helicops infrataeniatus Jan, 1865
- Helicops leopardinus (Schlegel, 1837)
- Helicops modestus Günther, 1861
- Helicops pastazae Shreve, 1934
- Helicops petersi Rossman, 1976
- Helicops polylepis Günther, 1861
- Helicops scalaris Jan, 1865
- Helicops tapajonicus da Frota, 2005
- Helicops trivittatus (Gray, 1849)
- Helicops yacu Rossman & Dixon, 1975
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Helicops.
References
- ↑ Genus Helicops at The Reptile Database.
Further reading
- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Helicops, p. 99).
- Wagler J (1828). Descriptiones et Icones Amphibiorum. Part I, Plates I-XIII. Munich, Stuttgart, Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. (Helicops, new genus, Plate VII). (in Latin).
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