Oxyrhopus

Oxyrhopus
Oxyrhopus melanogenys in Ecuador.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Dipsadidae
Subfamily:	Xenodontinae
Genus:	Oxyrhopus Wagler, 1830
Synonyms
Brachyruton, Clelia, Coluber, Duberria, Erythrolamprus, Lycodon, Olisthenes, Phimophis, Pseudoboa, Rhinosimus, Scytale, Siphlophis, Sphenocephalus

Brachyruton, Clelia, Coluber, Duberria, Erythrolamprus, Lycodon, Olisthenes, Phimophis, Pseudoboa, Rhinosimus, Scytale, Siphlophis, Sphenocephalus

Oxyrhopus is a genus of colubrid snakes that belong to the subfamily Xenodontinae. The genus is found in Central America and the northern part of South America, and it includes at least 13 distinct species.

The following 14 species are recognized as being valid.

The former Oxyrhopus venezuelanus , 1947 is currently considered a synonym of Oxyrhopus doliatus.

Nota bene: In the above list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Oxyrhopus.

Species in the genus Oxyrhopus share the following characters:

Head distinct from neck. Eye moderate or small. Pupil vertically elliptic. Body cylindrical or slightly laterally compressed. Tail moderate or long.

Dorsal scales smooth, with apical pits, and arranged in 19 rows at midbody.

Maxillary teeth 10-15, subequal, followed after a gap by two enlarged grooved teeth, located just behind the posterior border of the eye.

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