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Oxybelis (vine snakes)

Synonyms: Plastor

Wikipedia Abstract

Oxybelis is a genus of colubrid snakes, endemic to the Americas, which are commonly known as vine snakes. Though similar in appearance to the Asian species of vine snakes of the genus Ahaetulla, they are not related, and are an example of convergent evolution.
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Species

Oxybelis aeneus (Brown vinesnake, Mexican Vine Snake) (Attributes)
Oxybelis brevirostris (Vine snake)
Oxybelis fulgidus (Green Vine Snake) (Attributes)
Oxybelis inkaterra
Oxybelis koehleri
Oxybelis microphthalmus
Oxybelis potosiensis
Oxybelis rutherfordi
Oxybelis vittatus
Oxybelis wilsoni (Yellow vine snake) (Endangered) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0