Urotheca

Urotheca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Urotheca
Bibron, 1843

Urotheca is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the New World.[1]

Geographic range

Species in the genus Urotheca are found in Central America and northwestern South America.[1]

Species

Eight 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 Urotheca.

References

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Further reading


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