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Tropidodipsas

Tropidodipsas is a genus of New World snakes of the family Colubridae. Species of the genus Tropidodipsas are found in Mexico and Central America. Seven species are recognized as being valid. The specific name, fischeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Johann Gustav Fischer. The specific name, philippii, is in honor of German-Chilean zoologist Rodolfo Amando Philippi. The specific name, sartorii, is in honor of German-Mexican naturalist Christian Carl Wilhelm Sartorius (1796–1872). The specific name, zweifeli, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard G. Zweifel.

[ "Taxonomy (biology)", "Colubridae", "Genus" ]
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