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Oaxacan cat-eyed snake

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Oaxacan cat-eyed snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Tantalophis
Duellman, 1958
Species:
T. discolor
Binomial name
Tantalophis discolor
(Günther, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Leptodeira discolor
  • Leptodira discolor
  • Sibon discolor
  • Hypsiglena discolor
  • Pseudoleptodeira discolor

The Oaxacan cat-eyed snake (Tantalophis discolor) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is the only species in the genus Tantalophis.[2]

It is found in Mexico.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Mendoza-Quijano, F.; Canseco-Márquez, L. (2007). "Tantalophis discolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63934A12729570. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63934A12729570.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Tantalophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 December 2016.
  3. ^ Tantalophis discolor at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 December 2016.