Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
July 22nd, 2024.
 
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Genus
Leptophis
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Neotropical Parrot Snakes
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Papageiennattern, Schlanknattern, Dünnschlangen
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Papegøjesnoge
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1825 |  |
Ahaetulla Gray [not Ahaetulla Link 1807 (Serpentes)] (type species: Coluber ahaetulla Linnaeus 1758) |
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1825 | |
Leptophis Bell (type species: Coluber ahaetulla Linnaeus 1758) |
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1826 | |
Dendrophis Boie in Fitzinger [substitute name for Ahaetulla Gray 1825] |
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1827 | |
Dendrophis Boie in Boie [not Dendrophis Boie in Fitzinger (Serpentes); rejected/invalid name: ICZN (1958): Opinion 524] (type species: Coluber ahaetulla Linnaeus 1758) |
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1872 | |
Diplotropis Günther (type species: Diplotropis bilineata Günther 1872) |
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1947 | |
Thalerophis Oliver [substitute name for Leptophis Bell 1825] |
Contents:
19 species, of which 6 (31.6%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Savage (1952) clarified the status of the names
Ahaetulla,
Dendrelaphis,
Leptophis,
and their synonyms.
See ICZN (1958): Opinion 524.
Distribution:
Mexico, Central America, South America.
Reported from:
Argentina,
Belize,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Alagoas,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Paraiba,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Colombia
(incl.
Gorgona Island),
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
El Salvador,
French Guiana,
Guatemala,
Guyana,
Honduras
(incl.
Islas de la Bahia
[Cayos Cochinos
(Cayo Cochino Major)],
Utila),
Mexico
(Campeche,
Chiapas,
Chihuahua,
Colima,
Durango,
Guanajuato,
Guerrero,
Hidalgo,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit
[incl.
Islas Marias
(Maria Madre,
Maria Magdalena)],
Nuevo Leon,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Queretaro,
Quintana Roo,
San Luis Potosi,
Sinaloa,
Sonora,
Tabasco,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz,
Yucatan),
Nicaragua
(incl.
Islas del Maiz
[Isla Grande del Maiz]),
Panama,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Uruguay,
Venezuela
(incl.
Margarita).
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Leptophis ahaetulla
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Common Green Parrot Snake, Common Parrot Snake, Green Frogger
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Gewöhnliche Grüne Papageiennatter
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Almindelig Grøn Papegøjesnog
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1758 | |
Coluber Ahaetulla Linnaeus |
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Leptophis ahaetulla Bell 1825 |
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1823 | |
Coluber richardi Bory de Saint Vincent (syn. Albuquerque & Fernandes 2022) |
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Thalerophis richardi Oliver 1948 |
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1831 | |
Ahoetula linnei Gray [substitute name for Coluber ahaetulla Linnaeus 1758] (syn. Albuquerque & Fernandes 2022) |
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1870 | |
Herpetodryas affinis Steindachner (syn. Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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1894 | |
Leptophis ultramarinus Cope (syn. Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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1901 | |
Leptophis flagellum Andersson (syn. Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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1902 | |
Leptophis rostralis Lönnberg (syn. Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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1903 | |
Leptophis argentinus Werner (syn. Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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1909 | |
Leptophis vertebralis Werner [not Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854] (syn. Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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1942 | |
Leptophis copei Oliver (syn. Albuquerque & Fernandes 2022) |
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Thalerophis richardi copei Oliver 1948 |
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Leptophis ahaetulla copei International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1958 [by implication] |
Remarks:
Now restricted to South America.
Previously included bocourti, bolivianus, coeruleodorsus, liocercus, marginatus, nigromarginatus, occidentalis, praestans,
and urostictus.
Records from Trinidad & Tobago refer to coeruleodorsus and stimsoni (Murphy, Charles, Lehtinen & Koeller 2013).
Records from Guerrero (e.g., Smith & Taylor 1945; Pérez-Ramos, Riva & Uribe-Peña 2000) refer to diplotropis (Palacios-Aguilar & Flores-Villela 2018).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amapa,
Amazonas,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Piaui,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Leptophis ahaetulla
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Leptophis bocourti
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Paramba Parrot Snake
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Paramba-Papageiennatter
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Paramba-papegøjesnog
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1898 | |
Leptophis bocourti Boulenger |
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Leptophis occidentalis bocourti Oliver 1942 |
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Thalerophis richardi bocourti Oliver 1948 |
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Leptophis ahaetulla bocourti International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1958 [by implication] |
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1905 | |
Leptophis occidentalis insularis Barbour (syn. Albuquerque & Fernandes 2022) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of ahaetulla.
Revalidated as a separate species by Torres-Carvajal & Teran (2021).
Distribution:
Colombia
(Gorgona Island),
Ecuador.
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Leptophis bolivianus
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Bolivian Green Parrot Snake
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Bolivianische Grüne Papageiennatter
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Boliviansk Grøn Papegøjesnog
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1942 | |
Leptophis ahaetulla bolivianus Oliver |
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Thalerophis richardi bolivianus Oliver 1948 |
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Leptophis bolivianus Torres-Carvajal & Téran 2021 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of ahaetulla.
Raised to status as a separate species by Torres-Carvajal & Téran (2021) and Albuquerque & Fernandes (2022).
Distribution:
Bolivia.
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Leptophis coeruleodorsus
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Striped Green Parrot Snake, (Oliver's Parrot Snake)
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Gestreifte Grüne Papageiennatter
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Stribet Grøn Papegøjesnog
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1942 | |
Leptophis coeruleodorsus Oliver |
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Thalerophis richardi coeruleodorsus Oliver 1948 |
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Leptophis ahaetulla coeruleodorsus International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1958 [by implication] |
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2013 | |
Leptophis haileyi Murphy, Charles, Lehtinen & Koeller (syn. Albuquerque & Fernandes 2022) |
Other common names:
haileyi: Tobago Parrot Snake
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of ahaetulla.
Revalidated as a separate species by Murphy, Charles, Lehtinen & Koeller (2013).
Not mentioned for Guyana by Kuijpers (2024).
Distribution:
Guyana,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Venezuela
(incl.
Isla Margarita).
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Leptophis cupreus
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Copper Parrot Snake
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Kupfer-Papageiennatter
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Kobber-papegøjesnog
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1868 | |
Thrasops cupreus Cope |
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Leptophis cupreus Boulenger 1894 |
Distribution:
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Panama,
Peru,
Venezuela.
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Leptophis depressirostris
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Satiny Parrot Snake, (Pacific Coast Parrot Snake)
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Satin-Papageiennatter
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Satin-papegøjesnog
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1861 | |
Philothamnus depressirostris Cope |
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Leptophis depressirostris Gaige 1937 |
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Thalerophis depressirostris Oliver 1948 |
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1872 | |
Diplotropis bilineata Günther (syn. Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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1876 | |
Leptophis aeruginosus Cope (syn. Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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1876 | |
Leptophis saturatus Cope (syn. Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
Distribution:
Colombia
(incl.
Gorgona Island),
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
Honduras,
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Peru.
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Leptophis dibernardoi
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Caatinga Parrot Snake
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Caatinga-Papageiennatter
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Caatinga-papegøjesnog
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2022 | |
Leptophis dibernardoi Albuquerque, Santos, Borges-Nojosa & Ávila |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Ceara,
Minas Gerais,
Paraiba,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Piaui).
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Leptophis diplotropis
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Twin-keeled Parrot Snake, Twin-keeled Snake, (Pacific Coast Parrot Snake)
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Doppelgekielte Papageiennatter
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Dobbeltkølet Papegøjesnog
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1872 | |
Ahaetulla diplotropis Günther |
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Leptophis diplotropis Bocourt 1897 |
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1897 | |
Leptophis diplotropis aeneus Bocourt (syn. Smith & Taylor 1945) |
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1943 | |
Leptophis forreri Smith |
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Leptophis diplotropis forreri Liner 1994 |
Other common names:
diplotropis: Common Twin-keeled Parrot Snake
forreri: Forrer's Parrot Snake
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Chihuahua,
Colima,
Durango,
Guanajuato,
Guerrero,
Hidalgo,
Jalisco,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos,
Nayarit
[incl.
Islas Marias
(Maria Madre,
Maria Magdalena)],
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Sinaloa,
Sonora).
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Leptophis liocercus
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Bahian Green Parrot Snake
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Bahia-Papageiennatter
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Bahia-papegøjesnog
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1824 | |
Coluber liocercus Wied |
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Dendrophis liocercus Schlegel 1837 |
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Leptophis liocercus Witte 1930 |
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Thalerophis richardi liocercus Oliver 1948 |
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Leptophis ahaetulla liocercus International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1958 [by implication] |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of ahaetulla.
Revalidated as a separate species by Albuquerque & Fernandes (2022).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Espirito Santo,
Minas Gerais,
Paraiba,
Pernambuco,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Sergipe).
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Leptophis marginatus
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Paraguayan Parrot Snake
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Paraguayische Papageiennatter
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Paraguayisk Papegøjesnog
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1862 | |
Thrasops marginatus Cope |
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Leptophis marginatus Oliver 1942 |
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Thalerophis richardi marginatus Oliver 1948 |
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Leptophis ahaetulla marginatus International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1958 [by implication] |
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Leptophis marginatus Carreira, Brazeiro, Camargo, Rosa, Canavero & Manyro 2012 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of ahaetulla.
Revalidated as a separate species by Torres-Carvajal & Teran (2021) and Albuquerque & Fernandes (2022).
Albuquerque & Fernandes (2022) listed specimens from Espirito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, which they did not include in their distribution map.
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Parana,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Sao Paulo,
Tocantins),
Paraguay,
Uruguay.
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Leptophis mexicanus
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Mexican Parrot Snake, Bronze-backed Parrot Snake
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Mexikanische Papageiennatter
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Mexicansk Papegøjesnog
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1854 | |
Leptophis mexicanus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril |
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Thalerophis mexicanus Oliver 1948 |
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1942 | |
Leptophis mexicanus yucatanensis Oliver |
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1972 | |
Leptophis mexicanus septentrionalis Mertens |
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1976 | |
Leptophis mexicanus hoeversi Henderson |
Other common names:
mexicanus: Common Mexican Parrot Snake
septentrionalis: Tamaulipan Parrot Snake
yucatanensis: Yucatan Parrot Snake
Remarks:
Presence in Jalisco is considered unconfirmed (Chávez-Avila, Casas-Andreu, García-Aguayo, Cifuentes-Lemus & Cupul-Magaña 2015).
Distribution:
Belize,
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras
(incl.
Islas de la Bahia
[Cayos Cochinos
(Cayo Cochino Major),
Utila]),
Mexico
(Campeche,
Chiapas,
Guerrero,
Hidalgo,
Nuevo Leon,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Queretaro,
Quintana Roo,
San Luis Potosi,
Tabasco,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz,
Yucatan),
Nicaragua
(incl.
Islas del Maiz
[Isla Grande del Maiz]).
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Leptophis modestus
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Cloud Forest Parrot Snake
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Nebelwald-Papageiennatter
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Tågeskovs-papegøjesnog
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1872 | |
Ahaetulla modesta Günther |
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Leptophis modestus Boulenger 1894 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies or a synonym of mexicanus (e.g., Smith & Taylor 1945; Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970). Revalidated by Hoyt (1964).
Distribution:
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas).
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Leptophis nebulosus
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Striped Parrot Snake
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Costaricanische Papageiennatter
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Costaricansk Papegøjesnog
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1942 | |
Leptophis nebulosus Oliver |
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Thalerophis nebulosus Oliver 1948 |
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
Honduras,
Nicaragua,
Panama.
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Leptophis nigromarginatus
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Black-skinned Green Parrot Snake
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Schwarzhaut-Papageiennatter
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Sorthudet Papegøjesnog
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1859 | |
Ahaetulla nigromarginata Günther |
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Leptophis nigromarginatus Griffin 1915 |
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Leptophis occidentalis nigromarginatus Amaral 1930 |
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Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus Oliver 1942 |
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Thalerophis richardi nigromarginatus Oliver 1948 |
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1876 | |
Leptophis ortonii Cope (syn. Albuquerque & Fernandes 2022) |
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Leptophis ahaetulla ortoni Oliver 1942 |
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Thalerophis richardi ortoni Oliver 1948 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of ahaetulla.
Revalidated as a separate species by Torres-Carvajal & Teran (2021) and Albuquerque & Fernandes (2022).
Not mentioned for Guyana by Kuijpers (2024).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Para,
Rondonia),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Guyana,
Peru.
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Leptophis occidentalis
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Guayaquil Parrot Snake
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Guayaquil-Papageiennatter
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Guayaquil-papegøjesnog
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1859 | |
Ahaetulla occidentalis Günther |
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Thrasops occidentalis Cope 1860 |
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Leptophis occidentalis Griffin 1916 |
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Thalerophis richardi occidentalis Oliver 1948 |
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Leptophis ahaetulla occidentalis International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1958 [by implication] |
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1994 | |
Leptophis santamartensis Bernal-Carlo & Roze (syn. Albuquerque, Passos & Gotte 2012; Albuquerque & Fernandes 2022) |
Other common names:
santamartensis: Santa Marta Parrot Snake
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of ahaetulla.
Revalidated as a separate species by Torres-Carvajal & Teran (2021) and Albuquerque & Fernandes (2022).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
Honduras,
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Peru,
Venezuela.
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Leptophis praestans
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Northern Green Parrot Snake
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Nördliche Grüne Papageiennatter
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Nordlig Grøn Papegøjesnog
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1868 | |
Thrasops praestans Cope |
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Leptophis occidentalis praestans Oliver 1942 |
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Thalerophis richardi praestans Oliver 1948 |
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Leptophis ahaetulla praestans International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1958 [by implication] |
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Leptophis praestans Torres-Carvajal & Téran 2021 |
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1930 | |
Leptophis maximus Weller (syn. Albuquerque & Fernandes 2022) |
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1881 | |
Thrasops sargii Fischer (syn. Albuquerque & Fernandes 2022) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of ahaetulla.
Revalidated as a separate species by Torres-Carvajal & Teran (2021) and Albuquerque & Fernandes (2022).
Distribution:
Belize,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Chiapas,
Oaxaca,
Quintana Roo,
Tabasco,
Veracruz,
Yucatan).
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Leptophis riveti
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Oblique Parrot Snake, Oblique Tree Snake
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Ecuadorianische Papageiennatter
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Ecuadoriansk Papegøjesnog
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1910 | |
Leptophis Riveti Despax |
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Thalerophis riveti Oliver 1948 |
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1914 | |
Leptophis brevior Boulenger (syn. Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
Remarks:
Records from Trinidad (e.g., Emsley 1977; Murphy 1997; Oliver 1948; Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) refer to stimsoni (Harding 1995).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
Panama,
Peru.
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Leptophis stimsoni
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Trinidad Parrot Snake
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Trinidad-Papageiennatter
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Trinidad-papegøjesnog
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1995 | |
Leptophis stimsoni Harding |
Distribution:
Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad).
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Leptophis urostictus
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Colombian Green Parrot Snake
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Kolombianische Grüne Papageiennatter
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Colombiansk Grøn Papegøjesnog
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1873 | |
Ahaetulla urosticta Peters |
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Leptophis urostictus Amaral 1929 |
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Leptophis ahaetulla urostictus Mertens 1973 |
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1942 | |
Leptophis ahaetulla chocoensis Oliver (syn. Mertens 1973; Albuquerque & Fernandes 2022) |
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Thalerophis richardi chocoensis Oliver 1948 |
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Leptophis ahaetulla chocoensis International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1958 [by implication] |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of ahaetulla.
Revalidated as a separate species by Albuquerque & Fernandes (2022).
Distribution:
Colombia.
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