Cubophis

Cubophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.[1]

Cubophis
Cubophis cantherigerus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Cubophis
Hedges et al., 2009

Species

The following six species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Cubophis brooksi (Barbour, 1914)
  • Cubophis cantherigerus (Bibron, 1843)
  • Cubophis caymanus (Garman, 1887)
  • Cubophis fuscicauda (Garman, 1888)
  • Cubophis ruttyi (Grant, 1941)
  • Cubophis vudii (Cope, 1862)

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

References

  1. Genus Cubophis at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Hedges SB, Couloux A, Vidal N (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of West Indian racer snakes of the Tribe Alsophiini (Squamata, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae)". Zootaxa 2067: 1–28. (Cubophis, new genus, p. 14).



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