Diaphorolepis

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Diaphorolepis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is indigenous to northwestern South America.

Species

The genus Diaphorolepis contains the following two species which are recognized as being valid.{{EMBL genus|genus=Diaphorolepis}}

Etymology

The specific name, wagneri, is in honor of German paleontologist Johann Andreas Wagner.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}}. (Diaphorolepis wagneri, p. 278).

References

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Further reading

  • Jan G (1863). Elenco sistematico degli ofidi descritti e disegnati per l'Iconografia Generale. Milan: Museo Civico di Milano. (A. Lombardi, printer). 143 pp. (Diaphorolepis, new genus, p. 98; D. wagneri, new species, p. 98). (in Italian).

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Category:Diaphorolepis

Category:Snake genera

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