Mexican Parrot Snake

About the Mexican Parrot Snake

Leptophis mexicanus, commonly known as the Mexican parrot snake, is a species of medium-sized slender snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Americas. L. mexicanus can be found in southern Mexico and Central America, in Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.

There are four recognized subspecies, including the nominate subspecies. L. m. hoeversi Henderson, 1976 L. m. mexicanus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 L. m. septentrionalis Mertens, 1972 L. m. yucatanensis Oliver, 1942

Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Dumeril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles, Tome septième. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Leptophis mexicanus, new species, pp. 536–537). (in French).

Henderson RW (1976). "A New Insular Subspecies of the Colubrid Snake Leptophis mexicanus (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae) from Belize". J. Herpetology 10 (4): 329–331. (Leptophis mexicanus hoeversi, new subspecies). Liner, Ernest A. (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of... Wikipedia →