Xenodon | |
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Xenodon merremii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
Genus: |
Xenodon H. Boie, 1826 |
Xenodon is a genus of New World snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. [1]
Species of the genus Xenodon are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. [1]
Snakes in the genus Xenodon prey almost exclusively on toads. [2]
The following 12 species are recognized as being valid. [1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Xenodon.
Xenodon | |
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Xenodon merremii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
Genus: |
Xenodon H. Boie, 1826 |
Xenodon is a genus of New World snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. [1]
Species of the genus Xenodon are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. [1]
Snakes in the genus Xenodon prey almost exclusively on toads. [2]
The following 12 species are recognized as being valid. [1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Xenodon.