Rodriguesophis Zaher, Grazziotin, Murphy, Scrocchi, Altamirano Benavides, Zhang & Bonatto 2012

Rodriguesophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.^[1] The genus contains three species, all of which are endemic to Brazil.

Description

The genus Rodriguesophis has the following characteristics. The rostral is spatulate and straight, not upturned. The loreal is absent. A dark nuchal collar is present, which is more or less distinct depending on the species. Juveniles are bright red dorsally.^[2]

Species

The following three species are recognized as being valid.^[3]

• Rodriguesophis chui (Rodrigues, 1993)
• Rodriguesophis iglesiasi (Gomes, 1915) – Gomes's pampas snake
• Rodriguesophis scriptorcibatus (Rodrigues, 1993)

Etymology

The generic name, Rodriguesophis, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues.^[2] The specific names, chui and iglesiasi, are in honor of Brazilian zoologists Tien Hsi Chu and Francisco Iglesias, respectively.^[4]

References

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Rodriguesophis es un género de serpientes de la subfamilia Dipsadinae. Sus especies son endémicas de Brasil.

Especies

Se reconocen las siguientes:^[1]​

• Rodriguesophis chui (Rodrigues, 1993)
• Rodriguesophis iglesiasi (Gomes, 1915)
• Rodriguesophis scriptorcibatus (Rodrigues, 1993)

Referencias

• Grazziotin, Felipe G.; Hussam Zaher, Robert W. Murphy, Gustavo Scrocchi, Marco A. Benavides, Ya-Ping, 2012 : Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal. Cladistics, vol. 28, no 5, p. 437-459.

Rodriguesophis on maoperekond.

Klassifikatsioon

Perekonda Rodriguesophis klassifitseeritakse roomajate andmebaasis järgmised maoliigid^[2]:

• Rodriguesophis chui (Rodrigues, 1993)
• Rodriguesophis iglesiasi (Gomes, 1915)
• Rodriguesophis scriptorcibatus (Rodrigues, 1993).

Levila

Need maod elavad Brasiilias.

Viited

Välislingid

• Sissekanne roomajate andmebaasis

Selles artiklis on kasutatud prantsuskeelset artiklit fr:Rodriguesophis seisuga 31.05.2014.

Rodriguesophis Dipsadidae familiako narrasti genero bat da. Brasilen bizi dira.

Espezieak

• Rodriguesophis chui (Rodrigues, 1993)
• Rodriguesophis iglesiasi (Gomes, 1915)
• Rodriguesophis scriptorcibatus (Rodrigues, 1993)

Rodriguesophis est un genre de serpents de la famille des Dipsadidae^[1].

Répartition

Les espèces de ce genre sont endémiques du Brésil^[1].

Liste des espèces

Selon Reptarium Reptile Database (30 août 2013)^[2] :

• Rodriguesophis chui (Rodrigues, 1993)
• Rodriguesophis iglesiasi (Gomes, 1915)
• Rodriguesophis scriptorcibatus (Rodrigues, 1993)

Publication originale

• Grazziotin, Zaher, Murphy, Scrocchi, Benavides, Ya-Ping & Bonatto, 2012 : Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal. Cladistics, vol. 28, n^o 5, p. 437-459.

Notes et références