Species of snake
Leptophis mexicanus, commonly known as the Mexican parrot snake, is a species of medium-sized slender snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Americas.
Geographic range
L. mexicanus can be found in southern Mexico and Central America, in Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.[3]
Subspecies
There are four recognized subspecies, including the nominate subspecies.[3]
References
- ^ Julian Lee, Marco Antonio Lopez-Luna (2013). "Leptophis mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197500A2491231. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197500A2491231.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers.) xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Leptophis mexicanus, pp. 108-109).
- ^ a b c Leptophis mexicanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 April 2017.
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- Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Dumeril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles, Tome septième. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Leptophis mexicanus, new species, pp. 536–537). (in French).
- Henderson RW (1976). "A New Insular Subspecies of the Colubrid Snake Leptophis mexicanus (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae) from Belize". J. Herpetology 10 (4): 329–331. (Leptophis mexicanus hoeversi, new subspecies).
- Liner, Ernest A. (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico". Louisiana State University Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science 80: 1-60.
- Mertens R (1972). "Eine neue Schlankatter der Gattung Leptophis aus Mexico ". Senckenbergiana Biologica 53 (5-6): 341–342. (Leptophis mexicanus septentrionalis, new subspecies). (in German).
- Oliver JA (1942). "A check list of the snakes of the genus Leptophis, with descriptions of new forms". Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan (462): 1–19. (Leptophis mexicanus yucatanensis, new subspecies, p. 10).
