''Rhinobothryum'' is a genus of snakes in the family

Colubridae 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 ...

Geographic range

The genus ''Rhinobothryum'' is endemic to Central America and South America..

Species

Two species are recognized as being valid. Freiberg M (1982). ''Snakes of South America''. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (Genus ''Rhinobothryum'', pp. 79, 109). *'' Rhinobothryum bovallii'' Andersson, 1916 *'' Rhinobothryum lentiginosum'' ( Scopoli, 1785) - Amazon banded snake

References

* Boulenger GA (1896). ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ...'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Genus ''Rhinobothryum'', p. 82). * Wagler J (1830). ''Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitreg zur vergleichenden Zoologie.'' Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (''Rhinobothryum'', new genus, p. 186). (in German and Latin). Rhinobothryum Snake genera Taxa named by Johann Georg Wagler {{Colubrinae-stub

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