Liophis

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title: "Liophis" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["liophis", "taxa-named-by-johann-georg-wagler", "obsolete-vertebrate-taxa"] description: "Genus of snakes" topic_path: "general/liophis" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liophis" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of snakes ::

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Liophis is a former genus of New World colubrid snakes. They have a wide range of nondescript and local names, among these "water snakes", "mapepires", "corals" or "racers".

Taxonomy and systematics

The status of the genus Liophis on the mainland of South America is highly uncertain, and some authorities assign some species to the genera Dromicus, Erythrolamprus, Leimadophis, Lygophis, and Philodryas. Others consider Dromicus and Leimadophis to be synonyms of Liophis.

References

References

1. [[James R. Dixon. Dixon JR]] (1980). ''The Neotropical colubrid snake genus'' Liophis: ''The generic concept''. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Milwaukee Public Museum. 40 pp. {{ISBN. 089326055X (paperback).
2. [[:es:Marcos Abraham Freiberg. Freiberg M]] (1982). ''Snakes of South America''. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. {{ISBN. 0-87666-912-7. ("Note" on pp. 94-95).

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