Calamodontophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.[1] The genus is endemic to South America.

Calamodontophis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Calamodontophis
Amaral, 1963

Geographic range

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Species in the genus Calamodontophis are found in Brazil and Uruguay.

Species

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The genus Calamodontophis contains the following species:

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Calamodontophis.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Calamodontophis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Calamodontophis ronaldoi ". The Reptile Database.

Further reading

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  • Amaral A (1963). "Geochelone from the Pleistocene of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles". Copeia 1963 (3): 579–580. (Calamodontophis, new genus, p. 580).