Phimophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae. The genus is endemic to South America.

Phimophis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Phimophis
Cope, 1860

Species

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Three species are currently recognized.[1]

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

References

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Further reading

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  • Cope ED (1860). "Catalogue of Colubridæ in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. I. Calamarinæ". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 74-79. (Phimophis, new genus, p. 79).
  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Genus Phimophis, p. 107).