Xenoxybelis (original) (raw)
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Genus of snakes
| Xenoxybelis | |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | _Xenoxybelis_Machado, 1993 |
| Species | |
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Xenoxybelis is a genus of colubrid snakes endemic to South America.[1]
There are 2 recognized species.
- Xenoxybelis argenteus (Daudin, 1803) – NW South America - - striped sharpnose snake, diurnal vine snake
- Xenoxybelis boulengeri (Procter, 1923) – Bolivia, Peru, Brazil - southern sharpnose snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Xenoxybelis.
- ^ Genus Xenoxybelis at The Reptile Database.