Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Philodryas
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South American Bush Racers, (South American Green Racers, South American Green Snakes, Pampas Racers, Palm Snakes)
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Südamerikanische Strauchnattern
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Sydamerikanske Kratpilsnoge
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1830 |  |
Philodryas Wagler (type species: Coluber olfersii Lichtenstein 1823) |
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1843 | |
Orophis Fitzinger (type species: Coronella chamissonis Wiegmann 1835) |
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1854 | |
Taeniophis Girard (type species: Taeniophis tantillus Girard 1854) |
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1887 | |
Agratomus Cope (type species: Herpetodryas trilineatus Burmeister 1861 [nomen nudum]; syn. Thomas 1976) |
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1887 | |
Atomophis Cope [substitute name for Agratomus Cope 1887] (syn. Thomas 1976) |
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1894 | |
Monobothris Cope (type species: Coronella chamissonis Wiegmann 1835; syn. Thomas 1976) |
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1903 | |
Rhinodryas Werner (type species: Rhinodryas königi Werner 1903; syn. Thomas 1976) |
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1916 | |
Pachyurus Philippi in Quijada (type species: Pachyurus mucronatus = Coronella chamissonis Wiegmann 1835) |
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1923 | |
Platyinion Amaral (type species: Platyinion lividum Amaral 1923; syn. Thomas & Fernandes 1996) |
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1924 | |
Pseuduromacer Werner (type species: Pseuduromacer lugubris Werner 1924; syn. Thomas 1976) |
Contents:
13 species, of which 4 (30.8%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The systematic history of Philodryas and related genera has been turbulent.
Previously included the species now assigned to
Chlorosoma,
Incaspis,
Pseudablabes,
Tropidodryas, and
Xenoxybelis.
Grazziotin, Zaher, Murphy, Scrocchi, Benavides, Zhang & Bonatto (2012) considered the taxonomical gender of Philodryas feminine.
Distribution:
South America.
Reported from:
Argentina,
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
[incl.
Ilha Grande Island],
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Chile,
Colombia,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Surinam,
Uruguay,
Venezuela.
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Philodryas aestiva
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Eastern Brazilian Green Bush Racer, Brazilian Green Racer
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Ostbrasilianische Strauchnatter
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Østbrasiliansk Grøn Kratpilsnog
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1854 | |
Dryophylax aestivus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril |
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Philodryas aestivus Günther 1858 |
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Chlorosoma aestivum Amaral 1929 |
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1900 | |
Philodryas campicola Jensen (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970; Thomas 1976) |
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1902 | |
Philodryas subcarinatus Boulenger |
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Philodryas aestivus subcarinatus Thomas 1976 |
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1924 | |
Pseuduromacer lugubris Werner (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970; Thomas 1976) |
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1959 | |
Philodryas aestivus manegarzoni Orejas-Miranda (Thomas 1976; Barrio, Laurent & Thomas 1977) |
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1976 | |
Philodryas aestivus levisquamus Thomas |
Other common names:
aestiva: Northern Green Snake
levisquama: Smooth Green Snake
subcarinata: Southern Green Snake
Remarks:
Presence in Mato Grosso (do Sul?) needs verification. The species has been recorded from "Mato Grosso", but without exact locality (Thomas 1976b).
Not listed for Rio de Janeiro by Oliveira, Gonzalez, Passos, Vrcibradic & Rocha (2020).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Bahia,
Distrito Federal,
Goias,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Parana,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo),
Paraguay,
Uruguay.
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Philodryas baroni
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Long-nosed Bush Racer, (Baron's Racer, Baron's Bush Racer)
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Langnasen-Strauchnatter
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Spidssnudet Kratpilsnog
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1895 | |
Philodryas Baroni Berg |
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Chlorosoma baroni Amaral 1929 |
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1903 | |
Rhinodryas königi Werner (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970; Thomas 1976) |
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1914 | |
Philodryas baroni fusco-flavescens Serié (Thomas 1976) |
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Paraguay.
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Philodryas baroni
© Rune Midtgaard
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Philodryas boliviana
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Bolivian Striped Bush Racer, Bolivian Racer
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Bolivianische Streifen-Strauchnatter
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Boliviansk Stribet Kratpilsnog
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1896 | |
Philodryas bolivianus Boulenger |
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Philodryas psammophideus bolivianus Vellard 1946 |
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1909 | |
Liophis bolivianus Werner (Thomas 1976) |
Remarks:
Regarded by some authors as a synonym of psammophideus (e.g., Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970), but as a valid species by others (e.g., Thomas 1976; David & Ineich 1999).
Distribution:
Bolivia.
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Philodryas chamissonis
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Chilean Bush Racer, Chilean Racer
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Chilenische Strauchnatter
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Chilensk Kratpilsnog
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1835 | |
Coronella chamissonis Wiegmann |
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Orophis chamissonis Fitzinger 1843 |
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Dromicus chamissonis Steindachner 1867 |
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Oreomorphus chamissonis Cope 1889 |
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Monobothris chamissonis Cope 1889 |
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Leimadophis chamissonis Schenone, Bertín & Mann 1954 |
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Alsophis chamissonis Maglio 1970 |
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Philodryas chamissonis Thomas 1976 |
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1837 | |
Psammophis temminckii Schlegel (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970; Thomas 1976) |
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Dromicus temmincki Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854 |
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Liophis temmincki Cope 1862 |
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Aporophis temmincki Cope 1889 |
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1854 | |
Taeniophis tantillus Girard (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970; Thomas 1976) |
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1899 | |
Liophis luctuosa Philippi (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970; Thomas 1976) |
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1974 | |
Alsophis chamissonis eremicola Donoso-Barros |
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Philodryas chamissonis eremicola Veloso & Navarro 1988 |
Distribution:
Chile.
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Philodryas cordata
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Guaiquinima Bush Racer
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Guaiquinima-Strauchnatter
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Guaiquinima-kratpilsnog
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1991 | |
Philodryas cordata Donnelly & Myers |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Philodryas erlandi
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Chaco Bush Racer
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Chaco-Strauchnatter
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Chaco-kratpilsnog
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1902 | |
Philodryas erlandi Lönnberg |
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Philodryas ternetzii erlandi Müller 1928 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of mattogrossensis (e.g., Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970; Thomas 1976). Revalidated as a separate species by Cacciali, Cabral, Ferreira & Köhler (2016).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Paraguay.
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Philodryas livida
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Blue Bush Racer
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Blaue Strauchnatter
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Blå Kratpilsnog
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1923 | |
Platyinion lividum Amaral |
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Philodryas livida Thomas & Fernandes 1996 |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Goias,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Sao Paulo),
Paraguay.
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Philodryas mattogrossensis
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Mato Grosso Bush Racer, Two-coloured Racer, Miranda Green Racer
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Mato-Grosso-Strauchnatter
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Mato Grosso-kratpilsnog
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1898 | |
Philodryas mattogrossensis Koslowsky |
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Chlorosoma mattogrossense Amaral 1929 |
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1901 | |
Philodryas ternetzii Schenkel (Cacciali, Cabral, Ferreira & Köhler 2016) |
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1909 | |
Philodryas boulengeri Werner (Cacciali, Cabral, Ferreira & Köhler 2016) |
Remarks:
Previously included erlandi.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Goias,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Sao Paulo),
Paraguay.
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Philodryas nattereri
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Paraguay Bush Racer, Brown Racer
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Paraguay-Strauchnatter
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Paraguayisk Kratpilsnog
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1846 | |
Psammophis molochina Berthold (rejected; Böhme 2010) |
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1870 | |
Philodryas nattereri Steindachner |
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Chlorosoma nattereri Amaral 1929 |
Remarks:
Although frequently listed in older literature as occurring in Paraguay (e.g., Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970; David & Ineich 1999), Smith, Scott, Cacciali, Atkinson & Pheasey (2013) were apparently the first to document the species from the country with a voucher specimen.
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Paraiba,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Paraguay.
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Philodryas olfersii
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Common Green Bush Racer, (Lichtenstein's Bush Racer, Lichtenstein's Green Racer)
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Gewöhnliche Grüne Strauchnatter
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Almindelig Grøn Kratpilsnog
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1823 | |
Coluber olfersii Lichtenstein |
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Chlorosoma olfersii Amaral 1929 |
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Philodryas olfersii Boulenger 1896 |
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1825 | |
Coluber herbeus Wied |
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Philodryas olfersi herbeus Thomas 1976 |
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1825 | |
Coluber pileatus Wied (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970; Thomas 1976) |
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1862 | |
Philodryas latirostris Cope (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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Philodryas olfersi latirostris Thomas 1976 |
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1862 | |
Philodryas reinhardtii Günther (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970; Thomas 1976) |
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1924 | |
Philodryas argentinus Müller (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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1957 | |
Philodryas carbonelli Roze (Thomas 1976) |
Other common names:
herbea: Northern Green Racer
latirostris: Southern Green Racer
olfersii: Southeastern Green Racer
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Alagoas,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para,
Paraiba,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro
[incl.
Ilha Grande Island],
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Surinam,
Uruguay,
Venezuela.
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Philodryas psammophidea
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South American Striped Racer, (Günther's Bush Racer, Günther's Green Racer)
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Südamerikanische Streifen-Strauchnatter
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Sydamerikansk Stribet Kratpilsnog
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1872 | |
Philodryas psammophideus Günther |
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Chlorosoma psammophideum Serié 1936 |
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1887 | |
Dirrhox lativittatus Cope |
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Philodryas psammophideus lativittatus Thomas 1976 |
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1909 | |
Philodryas lineatus Werner (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
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1976 | |
Philodryas psammophideus andensis Thomas |
Other common names:
andensis: Andean Striped Racer
lativittata: Brazilian Striped Racer
psammophidea: Common Striped Racer
Remarks:
Previously included bolivianus.
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Distrito Federal,
Goias,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul),
Paraguay.
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Philodryas trilineata
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Argentine Racer, Argentine Mousehole Snake, (Burmeister's Bush Racer)
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Argentinische Strauchnatter
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Argentinsk Kratpilsnog
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1961 | |
Herpetodryas trilineatus Jan |
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Atomophis trilineatus Cope 1887 |
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Philodryas trilineatus Cei 1993 |
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1863 | |
Philodryas burmeisteri Jan (Cei 1993) |
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Chlorosoma burmeisteri Amaral 1929 |
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1898 | |
Philodryas arenarius Andersson (Thomas 1976 [as a synonym of burmeisteri]) |
Distribution:
Argentina.
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Philodryas varia
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Variegated Bush Racer
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Bunte Strauchnatter
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Broget Kratpilsnog
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1863 | |
Liophis wagleri var. varia Jan |
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Philodryas varius Thomas & Johnson 1984 |
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1897 | |
Philodryas borellii Peracca (Thomas & Johnson 1984) |
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1925 | |
Philodryas werneri Müller (Thomas 1976 [as synonym of borellii]) |
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1973 | |
Philodryas patagoniensis haywardi Laurent (Reptile Database, viewed 2013 01 26) |
Other common names:
borellii: Borelli's Racer
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia.
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