Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
July 22nd, 2024.
 
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Genus
Palusophis
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Eastern Lizard Eater
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Sumpf-Echsennatter
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Sump-øglesnog
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2019 |  |
Palusophis Montingelli, Grazziotin, Battilana, Murphy, Zhang & Zaher (type species: Coluber bifossatus Raddi 1820) |
Contents:
1 species, which is not endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The single species of this genus was previously assigned to
Mastigodryas.
Distribution:
As for the single species.
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Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations
Head drawings of the
genus Palusophis.
Compiled by V. Wallach
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Palusophis bifossatus
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Eastern Lizard Eater, Rio Tropical Racer, Swamp Racer, (Brown-lined Lizard-eater)
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Sumpf-Echsennatter
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Sump-øglesnog
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1820 | |
Coluber bifossatus Raddi |
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Drymobius bifossatus Boulenger 1894 |
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Dryadophis bifossatus Stuart 1939 |
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Mastigodryas bifossatus Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 |
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Palusophis bifossatus Montingelli, Grazziotin, Battilana, Murphy, Zhang & Zaher 2019 |
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1823 | |
Coluber capistratus Lichtenstein (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970; Montingelli 2009) |
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1825 | |
Coluber Lichtensteinii Wied (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970; Montingelli 2009) |
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1837 | |
Coluber pantherinus Schlegel (Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970; Montingelli 2009) |
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Ptyas pantherinus Boettger 1885 |
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1931 | |
Drymobius bifossatus striatus Amaral |
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Dryadophis bifossatus striatus Stuart 1941 |
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Mastigodryas bifossatus striatus Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 |
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Drymobius bifossatus triseriatus Amaral |
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Dryadophis bifossatus triseriatus Stuart 1941 |
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Mastigodryas bifossatus triseriatus Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 |
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1952 | |
Dryadophis bifossatus villelai Hoge |
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Mastigodryas bifossatus villelai Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 |
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1982 | |
Mastigodryas bifossatus lacerdai Cunha & Nascimento |
Other common names:
bifossatus: Common Brown-lined Lizard-eater
lacerdai: Lacerda's Lizard-eater
striatus: Savanna Striped Lizard-eater
triseriatus: Gray-bellied Lizard-eater
villelai: Villela's Lizard-eater
Remarks:
Achaval Elena (2001) considered the presence of this species in Uruguay as erroneous, although previously reported from the country
(e.g., Amaral 1929; Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970).
However, no specimens were recorded until an introduced specimen was reported by Baldo, Borteiro, Brusquetti, García & Prigioni (2008), but natural occurence
in the country remains unverified.
Although listed for Surinam by Avila-Pires (2005), the species is not present in the country (Kuijpers 2024).
Introduced to:
Uruguay.
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Paraiba,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Piaui,
Rio de Janeiro
[incl.
Ilha Grande Island],
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Roraima,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
French Guiana,
Paraguay,
Venezuela.
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