Liophis is a former genus of New World colubrid snakes.[1] They have a wide range of nondescript and local names, among these "water snakes", "mapepires", "corals" or "racers".
- ^ Dixon JR (1980). The Neotropical colubrid snake genus Liophis: The generic concept. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Milwaukee Public Museum. 40 pp. ISBN 089326055X (paperback).