Phalotris
Phalotris is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. All species of the genus Phalotris are native to South America. The specific name, mertensi, is in honor of German herpetologist Robert Mertens. The specific name, normanscotti, is in honor of Norman Scott, Jr., in recognition of his contribution to the knowledge of the herpetofauna of Paraguay.
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 19 known species
Dumeril's Diadem Snake
speciesPhalotris lemniscatus
Phalotris mertensi
speciesPhalotris mertensi
Mato Grosso Burrowing Snake
speciesPhalotris matogrossensis
Phalotris nasutus
speciesPhalotris nasutus
Mendoza Collared Snake
speciesPhalotris cuyanus
Phalotris suspectus
speciesPhalotris suspectus
Tricolored Burrowing Snake
speciesPhalotris tricolor
Phalotris reticulatus
speciesPhalotris reticulatus
Phalotris spegazzinii
speciesPhalotris spegazzinii
Phalotris lativittatus
speciesPhalotris lativittatus
Phalotris concolor
speciesPhalotris concolor
Phalotris sansebastiani
speciesPhalotris sansebastiani
Enparaguayan Burrowing Snake
speciesPhalotris nigrilatus
Phalotris labiomaculatus
speciesPhalotris labiomaculatus
Phalotris bilineatus
speciesPhalotris bilineatus
Phalotris shawnella
speciesPhalotris shawnella
Phalotris multipunctatus
speciesPhalotris multipunctatus
Phalotris illustrator
speciesPhalotris illustrator
Enchaco Burrowing Snake
speciesPhalotris normanscotti
Phalotris punctatus
speciesPhalotris punctatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 29116.