Ungaliophis
{{short description|Genus of snakes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Dwarf Boa (Ungaliophis panamensis) (9605746085).jpg
| image_caption = Panamanian dwarf boa (Ungaliophis panamensis)
| taxon = Ungaliophis
| authority = Müller, 1880
| synonyms = * Ungaliophis - Müller, 1880
- Peropodum - Bocourt In A.H.A. Duméril, Bocourt & Mocquard, 1882McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN|1-893777-00-6}} (series). {{ISBN|1-893777-01-4}} (volume).
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:Common names: neotropical dwarf boas, bromeliad boas, banana boas.
Ungaliophis is a genus of dwarf boas found from southern Mexico to Colombia. Currently, two species are recognized.{{ITIS |id=209619 |taxon=Ungaliophis |accessdate=29 August 2007}}
Geographic range
Found from the Pacific coastal plain and Meseta Central of Chiapas in Mexico, south through Central America (Pacific Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama) to Colombia.
Habitat
Species
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| U. continentalisT
|Müller, 1880 |Chiapan dwarf boa |style="width:40%"|Southern Mexico (eastern Chiapas), southwestern Guatemala and Honduras. |
| U. panamensis
|Schmidt, 1933 |Panamanian dwarf boa |Southern Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and western Colombia. |
T Type species.
References
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External links
- {{NRDB genus|genus=Ungaliophis|date=29 August|year=2007}}
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