Siphlophis is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.. The genus is endemic to the Americas.
Geographic range Species of the genus Siphlophis are found in northern South America and Central America.
Species The following seven species are recognized as being valid."Siphlophis ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systemaik/Reptilien/Squamata/Serpentes/colubroidea/dipsadinae. Siphlophis ayauma - Devil’s Head spotted night snake Siphlophis cervinus - Panamanian spotted night snake, Panama spotted night snake Siphlophis compressus - tropical flat snake Siphlophis leucocephalus - common spotted night snake Siphlophis longicaudatus - Brazilian spotted night snake Siphlophis pulcher - Guanabara spotted night snake Siphlophis worontzowi - Worontzow's spotted night snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Siphlophis.
Etymology The specific name, worontzowi, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Cesar Worontzow.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Siphlophis worontzowi, p. 289).
References
Further reading Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Siphlophis, new genus, p. 27). (in Latin). Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (Genus Siphlophis, p. 110).