Pseudalsophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South America.
Geographic range
Species in the genus Pseudalsophis are found in Ecuador (particularly the Galápagos) and Peru.
Species
Seven species are recognized as being valid.[1]
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Pseudalsophis biserialis (Günther, 1860) – Galápagos racer
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Pseudalsophis darwini Zaher et al., 2018[2]
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Pseudalsophis dorsalis (Steindachner, 1876)
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Pseudalsophis elegans (Tschudi, 1845)
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Pseudalsophis hephaestus Zaher et al., 2018[2]
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Pseudalsophis hoodensis (Van Denburgh, 1912)
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Pseudalsophis occidentalis (Van Denburgh, 1912)
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Pseudalsophis slevini (Van Denburgh, 1912) – banded Galápagos snake
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Pseudalsophis steindachneri (Van Denburgh, 1912) – striped Galápagos snake
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Pseudalsophis thomasi Zaher et al., 2018[2]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pseudalsophis.
Etymology
The specific names, slevini and steidachneri, are in honor of American herpetologist Joseph Richard Slevin and Austrian herpetologist Franz Steindachner, respectively.[3]
References
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^ Pseudalsophis. The Reptile Database
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^ a b c Zaher, Hassam; Yánez-Muños, Mario H.; Rodrigues, Miguel T.; Graboski, Roberta; Machado, Fabio A., Bonatto, Sandro L.; Grazziotin, Felipe G. (2018). "Origin and hidden diversity within the poorly known Galápagos radiation (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)". Systematics and Biodiversity. Published online. (Pseudalsophis darwini, new species; P. hephaestus, n. sp.; P. thomasi, n. sp.).
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^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Antillophis slevini, p. 245; Antillophis steindachneri, p. 252).
