| Tretanorhinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Tretanorhinus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 |
Tretanorhinus is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. [1]
The genus Tretanorhinus is endemic to Central America, northern South America, and the West Indies. [1]
The genus contains the following four species which are recognized as being valid. [1]
The specific name, mocquardi, is in honor of French herpetologist François Mocquard. [2]
Marie Firmin Bocourt was a French zoologist and artist.
André Marie Constant Duméril was a French zoologist. He was professor of anatomy at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1801 to 1812, when he became professor of herpetology and ichthyology. His son Auguste Duméril was also a zoologist, and the author citation Duméril is used for both André and his son.
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Oxyrhopus, the false coral snakes, is a genus of colubrid snakes that belong to the subfamily Dipsadinae. The genus is found in Central America and the northern part of South America, and it includes 15 distinct species.
François Mocquard was a French herpetologist born in Leffond, Haute-Saône.
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Rabdion is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
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Xenodon is a genus of New World snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.
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Tretanorhinus mocquardi, Mocquard's swamp snake, is a species of snake in the family, Colubridae. It is found in Panama, Ecuador, and Colombia.
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