Diaphorolepis

Diaphorolepis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to northwestern South America.

Diaphorolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Diaphorolepis
Jan, 1863

Species

The genus Diaphorolepis contains the following two species which are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Diaphorolepis laevis F. Werner, 1923 – Colombian frog-eating snake
  • Diaphorolepis wagneri Jan, 1863 – Ecuador frog-eating snake

References
  1. Genus Diaphorolepis at The Reptile Database

Further reading
  • Jan G (1863). Elenco sistematico degli ofidi descritti e disegnati per l'Iconografia Generale. Milan: Museo Civico di Milano. (A. Lombardi, printer). 143 pp. (Diaphorolepis, new genus, p. 98; D. wagneri, new species, p. 98). (in Italian).
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