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
Rhadinella
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Dwarf Brown Snakes
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Braune Zwerglaubnattern
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Dværgbrunsnoge
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1941 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinella Smith (type species: Rhadinella schistosa Smith 1941) |
Contents:
20 species, of which 12 (60.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Rhadinaea (e.g., Williams & Wallach 1989). Revalidated by Myers (2011).
Distribution:
S. Mexico, Central America.
Reported from:
Belize,
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Guerrero,
Oaxaca,
Veracruz),
Nicaragua,
Panama.
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Rhadinella anachoreta
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Izabal Dwarf Brown Snake, Reclusive Forest Snake
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Izabal-Zwerglaubnatter
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Izabal-dværgbrunsnog
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1994 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinaea anachoreta Smith & Campbell |
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Rhadinella anachoreta Myers 2011 |
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Distribution:
Belize,
Guatemala,
Honduras.
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Rhadinella donaji
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Oaxacan Dwarf Brown Snake, (Donaji's Slender Leaflitter Snake)
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Oaxaca-Zwerglaubnatter
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Oaxaca-dværgbrunsnog
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2015 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinella donaji Campbell |
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Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
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Rhadinella dysmica
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Guerreran Dwarf Brown Snake, Guerrero Slender Leaf Litter Snake
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Guerrero-Zwerglaubnatter
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Guerrero-dværgbrunsnog
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2016 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinella dysmica Campillo, Dávila-Galavíz, Flores-Villela & Campbell 2016 |
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Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero).
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Rhadinella godmani
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Central American Dwarf Brown Snake, (Godman's Graceful Brown Snake)
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Zentralamerikanische Zwerglaubnatter
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Centralamerikansk Dværgbrunsnog
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1865 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Dromicus godmanni Günther |
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Rhadinaea godmanii Cope 1876 |
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Rhadinella godmani Myers 2011 |
1952 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinaea zilchi Mertens (Myers 1974) |
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Rhadinaea godmani zilchi Mertens 1952 |
1954 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinaea altamontana Taylor (Myers 1974) |
1965 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinaea binfordi Rossman (Myers 1974) |
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Distribution:
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Oaxaca),
Nicaragua,
Panama.
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Rhadinella hannsteini
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Spot-lipped Dwarf Brown Snake, (Hannstein's Spotted-lipped Snake)
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Lippenfleck-Zwerglaubnatter
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Pletlæbet Dværgbrunsnog
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1949 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Trimetopon hannsteini Stuart |
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Rhadinella hannsteini Myers 1974 |
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Distribution:
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Chiapas).
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Rhadinella hempsteadae
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Alta Verapaz Dwarf Brown Snake, (Hempstead's Pine Woods Snake)
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Alta-Verapaz-Zwerglaubnatter
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Alta Verapaz-dværgbrunsnog
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1949 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinaea hempsteadae Stuart & Bailey |
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Rhadinella hempsteadae Myers 2011 |
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Remarks:
Previously included stadelmani. Now restricted to Guatemala (Mendelson & Kizirian 1995). Records from Chiapas, Mexico, have been described as a separate species, kanalchutchan.
Distribution:
Guatemala.
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Rhadinella kanalchutchan
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Kanalchutchan Dwarf Brown Snake, Kanalchutchan Graceful Brown Snake
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Kanalchutchan-Zwerglaubnatter
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Kanalchutchan-dværgbrunsnog
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1995 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinaea kanalchutchan Mendelson & Kizirian |
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Rhadinella kanalchutchan Myers 2011 |
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Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas).
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Rhadinella kinkelini
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Nicaraguan Dwarf Brown Snake, (Kinkelin's Graceful Brown Snake)
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Nicaraguanische Zwerglaubnatter
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Nicaraguansk Dværgbrunsnog
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1898 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinaea kinkelini Boettger |
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Rhadinella kinkelini Myers 2011 |
1941 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinaea veraepacis Stuart & Bailey (Myers 1974) |
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Trimetopon veraepacis Stuart 1949 |
1952 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinaea pinicola Mertens (Köhler & McCranie 1999) |
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Remarks:
Erroneously recorded from Mexico by Smith & Smith (1976) (Flores-Villela 1993).
Distribution:
Belize,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas),
Nicaragua.
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Rhadinella lachrymans
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Tearful Pine-Oak Snake
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Trauer-Zwerglaubnatter
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Sørge-dværgbrunsnog
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1870 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Lygophis lachrymans Cope |
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Rhadinaea lachrymans Cope 1846 |
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Rhadinella lachrymans Myers 2011 |
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Distribution:
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas).
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Rhadinella lisyae
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Sierra de Agalta Dwarf Brown Snake
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Agalta-Zwerglaubnatter
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Agalta-dværgbrunsnog
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2017 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinella lisyae McCranie |
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Distribution:
Honduras.
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Rhadinella montecristi
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Salvadorean Dwarf Brown Snake
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Salvadoranische Zwerglaubnatter
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Salvadoransk Dværgbrunsnog
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1952 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinaea montecristi Mertens |
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Rhadinella montecristi Myers 2011 |
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Distribution:
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras.
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Rhadinella pegosalyta
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Solid-striped Dwarf Brown Snake
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Breitstreifige Zwerglaubnatter
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Bredstribet Dværgbrunsnog
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2006 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinaea pegosalyta McCranie |
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Rhadinella pegosalyta Myers 2011 |
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Distribution:
Honduras.
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Rhadinella pilonaorum
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Santa Rosa Dwarf Brown Snake
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Santa-Rosa-Zwerglaubnatter
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Santa Rosa-dværgbrunsnog
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1954 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Trimetopon pilonaorum Stuart |
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Rhadinaea pilonaorum Myers 1974 |
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Distribution:
El Salvador,
Guatemala.
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Rhadinella posadasi
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Volcán Zunil Dwarf Brown Snake, (Posada's Graceful Brown Snake)
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Zunil-Zwerglaubnatter
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Zunil-dværgbrunsnog
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1936 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Trimetopon posadasi Slevin |
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Rhadinaea posadasi Myers 1974 |
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Distribution:
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Chiapas).
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Rhadinella rogerromani
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Saslaya Mountains Dwarf Brown Snake
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Saslaya-Zwerglaubnatter
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Saslaya-dværgbrunsnog
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1999 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinaea rogerromani Köhler & McCranie |
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Rhadinella rogerromani Myers 2011 |
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Distribution:
Nicaragua.
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Rhadinella schistosa
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Broken-collared Dwarf Brown Snake, Broken-collared Graceful Brown Snake
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Kragen-Zwerglaubnatter
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Krave-dværgbrunsnog
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1941 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinella schistosa Smith |
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Rhadinaea schistosa Myers 1974 |
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Remarks:
Not listed for Oaxaca by Mata-Silva, García-Padilla, Rocha, DeSantis, Johnson, Ramírez-Bautista & Wilson (2021).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca,
Veracruz).
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Rhadinella serperaster
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Costa Rican Dwarf Brown Snake
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Costaricanische Zwerglaubnatter
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Costaricansk Dværgbrunsnog
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1871 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinaea serperaster Cope |
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Rhadinella serperaster Myers 2011 |
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Distribution:
Costa Rica.
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Rhadinella stadelmani
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Todos Santos Dwarf Brown Snake
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Todos-Santos-Zwerglaubnatter
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Todos Santos-dværgbrunsnog
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Rhadinaea stadelmani Stuart & Bailey |
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Rhadinella stadelmani (new combination, this work) |
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Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of hempsteadae (e.g., Myers 1974). Revalidated by Mendelson & Kizirian (1995), followed by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014). However, stadelmani was not listed by Myers (2011).
Distribution:
Guatemala.
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Rhadinella tolpanorum
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Atlántida Dwarf Brown Snake
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Atlántida-Zwerglaubnatter
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Atlántida-dværgbrunsnog
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1994 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinaea tolpanorum Holm & Cruz |
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Rhadinella tolpanorum Myers 2011 |
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Distribution:
Honduras.
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Rhadinella xerophila
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Motagua Dwarf Brown Snake
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Motagua-Zwerglaubnatter
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Motagua-dværgbrunsnog
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2018 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Rhadinella xerophila Ariano-Sánchez & Campbell |
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Distribution:
Guatemala.
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