Diaphorolepis
{{Short description|Genus of snakes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image =
| image_caption =
| taxon = Diaphorolepis
| authority = Jan, 1863
| subdivision_ranks = Species
}}
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}}
- Diaphorolepis laevis {{small|F. Werner, 1923}} – Colombian frog-eating snake
- Diaphorolepis wagneri {{small|Jan, 1863}} – Ecuador frog-eating snake, Ecuadorean frog-eating snake
Etymology
References
{{Reflist}}
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).
{{Taxonbar|from=Q5067574}}
{{Dipsadinae-stub}}