Xenodon

Xenodon is a genus of New World snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

Species of the genus Xenodon are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Snakes in the genus Xenodon prey almost exclusively on toads.

The following 12 species are recognized as being valid.

Xenodon dorbignyi (Bibron in A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – South American hognose snake
Xenodon guentheri Boulenger, 1894 – Günther's false fer-de-lance
Xenodon histricus (Jan, 1863) – Jan's hognose snake
Xenodon matogrossensis (Scrocchi & Cruz, 1993)
Xenodon merremii (Wagler, 1824) – Wagler's snake
Xenodon nattereri (Steindachner, 1867)
Xenodon neuwiedii Günther, 1863 – Neuwied's false fer-de-lance
Xenodon pulcher (Jan, 1863)
Xenodon rabdocephalus (Wied, 1824) – false fer-de-lance
Xenodon semicinctus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – ringed hognose snake
Xenodon severus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Amazon false fer-de-lance
Xenodon werneri Eiselt, 1963

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

1 2 3 Genus Xenodon at The Reptile Database
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Boie H (1826). "Notice sur l'Erpétologie de l'île de Java ". Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles et de Géologie 9 (203): 233–240. (Xenodon, new genus, p. 238). (in French).
Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Genus Xenodon, p. 113).

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