Urotheca is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the New World.[1]
Urotheca | |
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Urotheca fulviceps | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
Genus: | Urotheca Bibron, 1843 |
Species in the genus Urotheca are found in Central America and northwestern South America.[1]
Eight species are recognized as being valid.[1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Urotheca.