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
Xenoxybelis
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South American Vine Snakes
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Südamerikanische Spitznattern
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Sydamerikanske Spidssnoge
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Xenoxybelis Machado (type species: Coluber argenteus Daudin 1803) |
Contents:
2 species, of which none are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Philodryas
(e.g., Thomas 1976).
Revalidated by Melo-Sampaio, Passos, Martins, Jennings, Moura-Leite, Morato, Venegas, Chávez, Venâncio & Souza (2020) and Arredondo, Grazziotin, Scrocchi, Rodrigues, Bonatto & Zaher (2020).
Distribution:
South America.
Reported from:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Rondonia,
Roraima),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Peru,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Xenoxybelis argenteus
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Green-striped Vine Snake
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Grünstreifige Spitznatter
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Grønstribet Spidssnog
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1803 | |
Coluber argenteus Daudin |
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Oxybelis argenteus Duméril 1853 |
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Xenoxybelis argenteus Machado 1993 |
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Philodryas argentea Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto 2009 [by implication] |
Remarks:
Reported to occur in Paraguay by Costa Prudente, Silva, Rocha & Franco (2008), but no other sources seem to support this.
It was not included by Cacciali, Scott, Aquino-Ortiz, Fitzgerald & Smith (2016) in their checklist of Paraguayan reptiles.
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Rondonia,
Roraima),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Peru,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Xenoxybelis boulengeri
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Amazonian Vine Snake
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Amazonas-Spitznatter
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Amazonas-spidssnog
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1923 | |
Oxybelis boulengeri Procter [not Philodryas boulengeri Werner 1909] |
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Xenoxybelis boulengeri Machado 1993 |
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Philodryas boulengeri Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto 2009 [by implication] |
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Philodryas georgeboulengeri Grazziotin, Zaher, Murphy, Scrocchi, Benavides, Zhang & Bonatto [substitute name for Oxybelis boulengeri Procter 1923] |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of argenteus (e.g., Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970).
Revalidated by Keiser (1989).
Not mentioned from Bolivia by Pincheira-Donoso (2002).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Acre,
Amazonas,
Rondonia),
Peru.
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