''Lystrophis'' is the

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of tricolored

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s. They mimic milk snakes or

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with their red, black, and white ringed patterns.

Species

The genus ''Lystrophis'' contains five

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that are recognized as being valid. *'' Lystrophis dorbignyi'' (

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& A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – southern

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and southern

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*''

Lystrophis histricus ''Lystrophis'' is the genus of tricolored South American hognose snakes. They mimic Milk Snakes, milk snakes or coral snakes with their red, black, and white ringed patterns. Species The genus ''Lystrophis'' contains five species that are rec ...

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, 1863) – southern Brazil, Paraguay, and

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Lystrophis nattereri ''Lystrophis'' is the genus of tricolored South American hognose snakes. They mimic milk snakes or coral snakes with their red, black, and white ringed patterns. Species The genus ''Lystrophis'' contains five species that are recognized as b ...

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, 1867) – southern Brazil *''

Lystrophis pulcher ''Lystrophis'' is the genus of tricolored South American hognose snakes. They mimic milk snakes or coral snakes with their red, black, and white ringed patterns. Species The genus ''Lystrophis'' contains five species that are recognized as b ...

'' (Jan, 1863) – southern South America, parts of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia *''

Lystrophis semicinctus ''Lystrophis'' is the genus of tricolored South American hognose snakes. They mimic milk snakes or coral snakes with their red, black, and white ringed patterns. Species The genus ''Lystrophis'' contains five species that are recognized as b ...

'' (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – central Argentina to southern

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and southwestern Brazil Freiberg M (1982). ''Snakes of South America''. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (Genus ''Lystrophis'', p. 103). ''Lystrophis dorbignyi'' is the

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for the genus ''Lystrophis''. ''

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'': A

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

Taxonomy

All species of ''Lystrophis'' are sometimes included in the genus ''

Xenodon ''Xenodon'' is a genus of New World snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. Geographic range Species of the genus ''Xenodon'' are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. Diet Snakes in the genus ''Xenodon'' pre ...

''.

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20100925051139/http://hognose.com/pages/species/lystrophis.htm *http://www.pardalisberlin.de/index.php/lystrophis Colubridae Snakes of South America Snake genera Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope {{Colubrids-stub

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