''Rhadinella'' is a

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of snakes of the subfamily

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Geographic range

The genus ''Rhadinella'' is

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and

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Species

The following 20

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are recognized as being valid. *'' Rhadinella anachoreta'' *'' Rhadinella donaji'' *'' Rhadinella dysmica'' – Guerrero slender leaf litter snake *'' Rhadinella godmani'' – Godman's graceful brown snake *''

Rhadinella hannsteini ''Rhadinella hannsteini'', also known Common name, commonly as Hannstein's spot-lipped snake and '':es:Rhadinella hannsteini, la culebra café labios manchados'' in Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the Family (biology ...

'' – Hannstein's spot-lipped snake *'' Rhadinella hempsteadae'' – Hempstead's pine woods snake *'' Rhadinella kanalchutchan'' – Kanalchutchan graceful brown snake *'' Rhadinella kinkelini'' – Kinkelin's graceful brown snake *''

Rhadinella lachrymans ''Rhadinella lachrymans'', the tearful pine-oak snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bor ...

'' – tearful pine-oak snake *'' Rhadinella lisyae'' *'' Rhadinella montecristi'' – Monte Cristi graceful brown snake *''

Rhadinella pegosalyta ''Rhadinella pegosalyta'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by ...

'' *'' Rhadinella pilonaorum'' – Stuart's graceful brown snake *'' Rhadinella posadasi'' – Posada's graceful brown snake *'' Rhadinella rogerromani'' *'' Rhadinella schistosa'' – brokencollar graceful brown snake *'' Rhadinella serperaster'' *'' Rhadinella stadelmani'' Stuart & Bailey, 1941 – Stadelman's pine woods snake *'' Rhadinella tolpanorum'' *'' Rhadinella xerophila'' ''

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'': A

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Rhadinella''.

Geographic range

Species

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