Mesotes
Mesotes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
Genus: | Mesotes Jan, 1862[1] |
Mesotes is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
All species in the genus Mesotes are endemic to South America.[2]
Species
The following 2 species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Mesotes rutilus Prado, 1942 - Prado's coastal house snake
- Mesotes strigatus (Günther, 1858) -coastal house snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Mesotes.
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