Dendrophidion Fitzinger 1843

Dendrophidion is a genus of New World colubrid snakes commonly referred to as forest racers.^[3]

Geographic range

Species in the genus Dendrophidion range from southeastern Mexico to Bolivia.^[3]

Species

The following 15 species are recognized as being valid.^[2][3]

• Dendrophidion apharocybe Cadle, 2012
• Dendrophidion atlantica Freire, Caramaschi & Gonçalves, 2010 - Atlantic forest racer
• Dendrophidion bivittatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – forest racer
• Dendrophidion boshelli Dunn, 1944 – Boshell's forest racer
• Dendrophidion brunneum (Günther, 1858) – Günther's forest racer
• Dendrophidion clarkii Dunn, 1933 - Clark's forest racer
• Dendrophidion crybelum Cadle, 2012
• Dendrophidion dendrophis (Schlegel, 1837) – olive forest racer
• Dendrophidion graciliverpa Cadle, 2012 - west Ecuadorian forest racer
• Dendrophidion nuchale (W. Peters, 1863) – Peters's forest racer
• Dendrophidion paucicarinatum (Cope, 1894) – Cope's forest racer
• Dendrophidion percarinatum (Cope, 1893) – South American forest racer
• Dendrophidion prolixum Cadle, 2012
• Dendrophidion rufiterminorum Cadle & Savage, 2012
• Dendrophidion vinitor H.M. Smith, 1941 – barred forest racer

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

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