''Leptophis'' is a

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colubrid Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ever ...

snakes, commonly known as parrot snakes. The species within this genus are widely distributed throughout

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Description

Snakes of the genus ''Leptophis'' are slender with a long tail. The body is cylindrical or slightly laterally compressed. The head is elongated and distinct from the neck. The eye is large with a round pupil. The dorsal scales are arranged in 15 rows at midbody. The maxillary teeth, which number 20–32, are in a continuous series without any interspace, and are longest posteriorly. Conversely, the mandibular teeth are longest anteriorly. Boulenger GA (1894). ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ''. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I–XX. (''Leptophis'', p. 105-106, Figure 10.

Species and subspecies

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and subspecies are currently recognized as being valid: *'' Leptophis ahaetulla'' – giant parrot snake *'' Leptophis bocourti'' *''

Leptophis bolivianus ''Leptophis bolivianus'' is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and gre ...

'' *'' Leptophis coeruleodorsus'' – Oliver's parrot snake *'' Leptophis cupreus'' – copper parrot snake *'' Leptophis depressirostris'' – Cope's parrot snake *'' Leptophis dibernardoi'' *'' Leptophis diplotropis'' - Pacific Coast parrot snake **'' Leptophis diplotropis diplotropis'' **'' Leptophis diplotropis forreri'' *'' Leptophis liocercus'' *'' Leptophis marginatus'' *'' Leptophis mexicanus'' – Mexican parrot snake **''

Leptophis mexicanus hoeversi ''Leptophis'' is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as parrot snakes. The species within this genus are widely distributed throughout Mexico, Central and South America. Description Snakes of the genus ''Leptophis'' are slender with a l ...

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Leptophis mexicanus mexicanus ''Leptophis'' is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as parrot snakes. The species within this genus are widely distributed throughout Mexico, Central and South America. Description Snakes of the genus ''Leptophis'' are slender with a l ...

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Leptophis mexicanus septentrionalis ''Leptophis'' is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as parrot snakes. The species within this genus are widely distributed throughout Mexico, Central and South America. Description Snakes of the genus ''Leptophis'' are slender with a l ...

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Leptophis mexicanus yucatanensis ''Leptophis'' is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as parrot snakes. The species within this genus are widely distributed throughout Mexico, Central and South America. Description Snakes of the genus ''Leptophis'' are slender with a l ...

'' *'' Leptophis modestus'' – cloud forest parrot snake *''

Leptophis nebulosus ''Leptophis nebulosus'', commonly known as Oliver's parrot snake, is a species of arboreal snake of the family Colubridae. It is found in Central America (Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras). ''Leptophis nebulosus'' occurs in moist, wet ...

'' – Oliver's parrot snake *'' Leptophis nigromarginatus'' - black-skinned parrot snake *''

Leptophis occidentalis ''Leptophis occidentalis'' is a species of nonvenomous snake in the Family (biology), family Colubridae. It is found in Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia.. www.reptile-database.org. References

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'' *'' Leptophis praestans'' *'' Leptophis riveti'' – Despax's parrot snake *''

Leptophis stimsoni ''Leptophis stimsoni'', Common name, commonly known as the grey lora or the Trinidad upland parrot snake, is a small species of snake in the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The species is Endemism, endemic to the Trinidad and Tobago, Republ ...

'' – Trinidad upland parrot snake *''

Leptophis urostictus ''Leptophis urostictus'' is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—n ...

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or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than ''Leptophis''.

Description

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