Saphenophis

Saphenophis is a genus of snakes of the subfamily Dipsadinae.[1] The genus is endemic to northwestern South America.

Saphenophis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Saphenophis
Myers, 1973

Geographic range

Species in the genus Saphenophis are found in Colombia and Ecuador.[1]

Species

Five species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Saphenophis antioquiensis (Dunn, 1943)
  • Saphenophis atahuallpae (Steindachner, 1901)
  • Saphenophis boursieri (Jan, 1867)
  • Saphenophis sneiderni Myers, 1973
  • Saphenophis tristriatus (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1941)

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

Etymology

The specific name, boursieri, is in honor of French ornithologist Jules Bourcier.[2]

The specific name, sneiderni, is in honor of Swedish taxidermist Kjell von Sneidern (1910–2000), who collected natural history specimens in Colombia.[2]

References
  1. Genus Saphenophis at The Reptile Database.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Saphenophis boursieri, p. 35; Saphenophis sneiderni, p. 247).

Further reading
  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Genus Saphenophis, p. 109).
  • Myers CW (1973). "A New Genus for Andean Snakes Related to Lygophis boursieri and a New Species (Colubridae)". American Museum Novitates (2522): 1-37. (Saphenophis, new genus, p. 2; Saphenophis sneiderni, new species, p. 22).
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