Oxybelis

Oxybelis
Oxybelis fulgidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Oxybelis Wagler, 1830

Oxybelis is a genus of colubrid snakes known commonly as Vine Snakes. They are found from the southwestern United States, through Central America, to the northern countries of South America. Though similar in appearance to the Asian species of vine snake of the genus Ahaetulla, they are not related, and are an example of convergent evolution.

Species

There are four widely recognized species in the genus Oxybelis.

• Mexican Vine Snake, Oxybelis aeneus (Wagler, 1824)
• Cope's Vine Snake, Oxybelis brevirostris (Cope, 1861)
• Green Vine Snake, Oxybelis fulgidus (Daudin, 1803)
• Roatan Vine Snake, Oxybelis wilsoni Villa & McCranie, 1995

References

• Genus Oxybelis at The Reptile Database

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