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= endemic EX = extinct or assumed extinct
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Genus
Anilius (South American Pipe Snake) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Aniliidae/GIF/Anilius_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Anilius_bibliography_link.gif) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Aniliidae/GIF/Anilius_scytale_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
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Anilius scytale
South American Pipe Snake | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Maschio, Prudente, Rodrigues & Hoogmoed 2010
Pinheiro, Abe, Bitar, Albarelli & Santos-Costa 2015
Silva, Souza & Puorto 2001
Tavares, Melo, Campos, Oda & Strussmann 2012
Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
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Genus
Boa (Red-tailed Boas) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Boidae/GIF/Boa_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Boa_bibliography_link.gif) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Apostolepis_kikoi_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
* | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Apostolepis kikoi
Guimaraes Highland Blackhead | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Entiauspe-Neto, Koch, Guedes & Tiutenko 2020
Fermiano, Silva-Alves, Silva-Diogo, Seba, Araujo-Goebel, Santos-Filho & Silva 2020
Santos, Entiauspe-Neto, Silva Araujo, Souza, Lema, Strussmann & Albuquerque 2018
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![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Atractus_albuquerquei_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
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Atractus albuquerquei
Guama River Spindle Snake | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Passos, Azevedo, Nogueira, Fernandes & Sawaya 2019
Tavares, Melo, Campos, Oda & Strussmann 2012
Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Zaher, Souza, Gower, Hingst-Zaher & Silva 2005
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Genus
Boiruna (Southern Snake Eaters) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Boiruna_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Boiruna_bibliography_link.gif) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Chironius_flavolineatus_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
| ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Chironius flavolineatus
Yellow-striped Sipo | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Albuquerque & Freitas 2011
Carvalho & Nogueira 1998
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Dixon, Wiest & Cei 1993
Hamdan & Fernandes 2015
Hamdan, Scali & Fernandes 2014
Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970
Pinto, Fernandes & Marques 2008
Pinto, Marques & Fernandes 2010
Silva, Oliveira, Morais, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Brito & Avila 2015
Tavares, Melo, Campos, Oda & Strussmann 2012
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Genus
Clelia (Northern Snake Eaters) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Clelia_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Clelia_bibliography_link.gif) |
Genus
Dipsas (Neotropical Snail Eaters) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Dipsas_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Dipsas_bibliography_link.gif) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Erythrolamprus_aesculapii_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
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Erythrolamprus aesculapii
Southern Mock Coral Snake | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Curcio, Scali & Rodrigues 2015
Franca, Franca, Roedder & Sole 2022
Santos, Avila & Kawashita-Ribeiro 2011
Silva, Oliveira, Morais, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Brito & Avila 2015
Tavares, Melo, Campos, Oda & Strussmann 2012
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Genus
Helicops (South American Keelbacks) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Helicops_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Helicops_bibliography_link.gif) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Helicops_angulatus_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
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Helicops angulatus
Brown-banded Keelback | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Avila & Kawashita-Ribeiro 2011
Borges-Nojosa, Dourado de Mesquita & Fernandes-Ferreira 2008
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Kawashita-Ribeiro, Avila & Morais 2013
Moraes-da-Silva, Amaro, Sales Nunes, Rodrigues & Curcio 2021
Moraes-da-Silva, Amaro, Sales Nunes, Strussmann, Teixeira, Andrade, Sudre, Recoder, Rodrigues & Curcio 2019
Pinheiro, Abe, Bitar, Albarelli & Santos-Costa 2015
Tavares, Melo, Campos, Oda & Strussmann 2012
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![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Helicops_apiaka_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
* | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Helicops apiaka
Apiaka Keelback | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Kawashita-Ribeiro, Avila & Morais 2013
Moraes-da-Silva, Amaro, Sales Nunes, Rodrigues & Curcio 2021
Moraes-da-Silva, Amaro, Sales Nunes, Strussmann, Teixeira, Andrade, Sudre, Recoder, Rodrigues & Curcio 2019
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![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Helicops_boitata_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
* | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Helicops boitata
Pocone Keelback | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Moraes-da-Silva, Amaro, Sales Nunes, Rodrigues & Curcio 2021
Moraes-da-Silva, Amaro, Sales Nunes, Strussmann, Teixeira, Andrade, Sudre, Recoder, Rodrigues & Curcio 2019
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![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Helicops_leopardinus_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
| ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Helicops leopardinus
Leopard Keelback | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Carvalho & Nogueira 1998
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Kawashita-Ribeiro, Avila & Morais 2013
Moraes-da-Silva, Amaro, Sales Nunes, Rodrigues & Curcio 2021
Moraes-da-Silva, Amaro, Sales Nunes, Strussmann, Teixeira, Andrade, Sudre, Recoder, Rodrigues & Curcio 2019
Silva, Oliveira, Morais, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Brito & Avila 2015 [as "cf. leopardinus"]
Strussmann & Sazima 1993
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![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Helicops_polylepis_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
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Helicops polylepis
South American Many-scaled Keelback | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Kawashita-Ribeiro, Avila & Morais 2013
Moraes-da-Silva, Amaro, Sales Nunes, Rodrigues & Curcio 2021
Moraes-da-Silva, Amaro, Sales Nunes, Strussmann, Teixeira, Andrade, Sudre, Recoder, Rodrigues & Curcio 2019
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![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Helicops_trivittatus_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
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Helicops trivittatus
Three-striped Keelback | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Moraes-da-Silva, Amaro, Sales Nunes, Strussmann, Teixeira, Andrade, Sudre, Recoder, Rodrigues & Curcio 2019
Oliveira, Silva, Santos, Barriga, Gabriel & Costa-Campos 2015
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Genus
Hydrops (South American Mud Snakes) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Hydrops_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Hydrops_bibliography_link.gif) |
Genus
Imantodes (American Blunt-headed Tree Snakes) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Imantodes_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Imantodes_bibliography_link.gif) |
Genus
Lygophis (South American Striped Ground Snakes) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Lygophis_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Lygophis_bibliography_link.gif) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Mastigodryas_boddaerti_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
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Mastigodryas boddaerti
Brown Lizard Eater | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Avila & Kawashita-Ribeiro 2011
Carvalho & Nogueira 1998
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Montingelli 2009
Montingelli, Grazziotin, Battilana, Murphy, Zhang & Zaher 2019
Montingelli, Valencia, Benavides & Zaher 2011
Pinheiro, Abe, Bitar, Albarelli & Santos-Costa 2015
Santos, Avila & Kawashita-Ribeiro 2011
Siqueira, Nascimento & Santos-Costa 2012
Siqueira, Nascimento, Montingelli & Santos-Costa 2013
Tavares, Melo, Campos, Oda & Strussmann 2012
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Genus
Mesotes (Southern Mock Vipers) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Mesotes_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Mesotes_bibliography_link.gif) |
Genus
Ninia (Coffee Snakes) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Ninia_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Ninia_bibliography_link.gif) |
Genus
Oxybelis (Neotropical Vine Snakes) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Oxybelis_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Oxybelis_bibliography_link.gif) |
Genus
Phalotris (South American Collared Snakes) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Phalotris_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Phalotris_bibliography_link.gif) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Phalotris_matogrossensis_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
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Phalotris matogrossensis
Mato Grosso Collared Snake | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Carvalho & Nogueira 1998 [as tricolor]
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Entiauspe-Neto, Tiutenko, Santos Azevedo & Abegg 2021
Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 [as tricolor]
Lema, D'Agostini & Cappellari 2005
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Genus
Phimophis (South American Shovel-nosed Snakes) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Phimophis_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Phimophis_bibliography_link.gif) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Phimophis_guerini_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
| ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Phimophis guerini
Argentine Shovel-nosed Snake | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Carvalho & Nogueira 1998
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Filho, Santana, Vieira, Alves, Montenegro & Freitas 2012
Marques, Tinoco, Browne-Ribeiro & Fazolato 2012
Silva Lisboa, Araujo-Neto, Soares Tiburcio & Silva 2011
Tavares, Melo, Campos, Oda & Strussmann 2012
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Genus
Simophis (South American False Coral Snake) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Simophis_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Simophis_bibliography_link.gif) |
Genus
Tantilla (American Centipede Snakes) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Tantilla_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Tantilla_bibliography_link.gif) |
Genus
Xenodon (Northern Mock Lanceheads and South American Hognose Snakes) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Xenodon_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Xenodon_bibliography_link.gif) |
Genus
Xenopholis (South American Flat-headed Snakes) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Xenopholis_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Xenopholis_bibliography_link.gif) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Colubridae/GIF/Zonateres_lanei_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
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Zonateres lanei
Pantanal Mock Viper | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Bailey, Thomas & Silva 2005
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Franco, Trevine, Montingelli & Zaher 2017
Trevine, Caicedo-Portilla, Hoogmoed, Thomas, Franco, Montingelli, Osorno-Munoz & Zaher 2021
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Family
Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) | ![](../maps1/TAX/FAM_ORDER_CLASS/GIF/Elapidae_1_60h.gif) | ![](../links/Elapidae_1_bibliography_link.gif) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Elapidae_1/GIF/Micrurus_surinamensis_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
| ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Micrurus surinamensis
Amazonian Aquatic Coral Snake | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Avila & Kawashita-Ribeiro 2011
Campbell & Lamar 2004
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Morais, Avila, Kawashita-Ribeiro & Carvalho 2011
Pinheiro, Abe, Bitar, Albarelli & Santos-Costa 2015
Roze 1996
Santos, Avila & Kawashita-Ribeiro 2011
Silva, Oliveira, Morais, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Brito & Avila 2015
Strussmann & Carvalho 1998
Tavares, Melo, Campos, Oda & Strussmann 2012
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Genus
Epictia (Neotropical Thread Snakes) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Leptotyphlopidae/GIF/Epictia_60h.gif) |
![](../links/Epictia_bibliography_link.gif) |
![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Viperidae/GIF/Bothrocophias_hyoprora_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
| ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Bothrocophias hyoprora
Amazonian Toad-headed Pitviper | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Carvalho, Fraga, Eler, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Feldberg, Vogt, Carvalho, Noronha, Condrati & Bittencourt 2013
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Oliveira, Araujo, Prudente, Fraga, Almeida & Ascenso 2018
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![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Viperidae/GIF/Bothrops_moojeni_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
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Bothrops moojeni
Brazilian Lancehead | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Campbell & Lamar 2004
Carrasco, Grazziotin, Farfan, Koch, Ochoa, Scrocchi, Leynaud & Chaparro 2019
Carvalho & Nogueira 1998
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Nascimento, Avila Pires & Cunha 1988
Pinheiro, Abe, Bitar, Albarelli & Santos-Costa 2015
Santos, Avila & Kawashita-Ribeiro 2011
Silva, Oliveira, Morais, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Brito & Avila 2015
Strussmann & Sazima 1993
Tavares, Melo, Campos, Oda & Strussmann 2012
Wuster, Pierini & Puorto 1994
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![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Viperidae/GIF/Bothrops_taeniatus_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
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Bothrops taeniatus
Speckled Forest Pitviper | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Carrasco, Grazziotin, Farfan, Koch, Ochoa, Scrocchi, Leynaud & Chaparro 2019
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Souza, Venancio, Freitas, Souza & Verissimo 2013
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![](../maps1/TAX/Serpentes/Viperidae/GIF/Crotalus_durissus_160h.gif) ![](../DIV/Transparent_160x3.gif) |
| ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Crotalus durissus
South American Rattlesnake | ![](../DIV/Transparent_500x1.gif)
Campbell & Lamar 2004
Carvalho & Nogueira 1998
Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021
Mendes-Pinto & Miranda 2011
Nascimento, Avila Pires & Cunha 1988
Pinheiro, Abe, Bitar, Albarelli & Santos-Costa 2015
Santos, Avila & Kawashita-Ribeiro 2011
Silva, Oliveira, Morais, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Brito & Avila 2015
Strussmann & Sazima 1993
Tavares, Melo, Campos, Oda & Strussmann 2012
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