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
Taeniophallus
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Lowland Dwarf Leaf-litter Snakes
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Tiefland-Zwergstreunattern
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Dværgførnesnoge
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1895 |  |
Taeniophallus Cope (type species: Lygophis nicagus Cope 1868) |
Contents:
2 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included the species now assigned to
Adelphostigma,
Dibernardia, and
Myersinia.
Distribution:
South America.
Reported from:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Para,
Rondonia),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Peru,
Surinam.
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Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations
Head drawings of the
genus Taeniophallus.
Compiled by V. Wallach
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Taeniophallus brevirostris
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Short-nosed Leaf-litter Snake
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Kurzschnauzen-Zwergstreunatter
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Kortsnudet Dværgførnesnog
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1863 | |
Dromicus brevirostris Peters |
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Rhadinaea brevirostris Dunn 1944 |
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Echinanthera brevirostris Di-Bernardo 1992 |
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Taeniophallus brevirostris Myers & Cadle 1994 |
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1863 | |
Enicognathus taeniolatus Jan (Di-Bernardo 1992) |
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1868 | |
Dromicus viperinus Günther (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970) |
Remarks:
Reports from Venezuela (e.g., Péfaur 1992; La Marca 1997) refer to
Liophis melanotus lamari (Dixon & Michaud 1992; Rivas, Molina, Ugueto, Barros, Barrio-Amoros & Kok 2012).
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Para,
Rondonia),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Peru,
Surinam.
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Taeniophallus nicagus
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Northern Leaf-litter Snake
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Nördliche Zwergstreunatter
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Nordlig Dværgførnesnog
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1868 | |
Lygophis nicagus Cope |
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Taeniophallus nicagus Myers & Cadle 1994 |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amapa,
Amazonas,
Para),
French Guiana,
Surinam.
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