Ungaliophis

Ungaliophis
Panamanian dwarf boa (Ungaliophis panamensis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Subfamily: Ungaliophiinae
Genus: Ungaliophis
Müller, 1880
Synonyms
  • Ungaliophis - Müller, 1880
  • Peropodum - Bocourt In A.H.A. Duméril, Bocourt & Mocquard, 1882[1]
Common names: neotropical dwarf boas, bromeliad boas, banana boas.

Ungaliophis is a genus of dwarf boas found from southern Mexico to Colombia. Currently, two species are recognized.[2]

  1. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ "Ungaliophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.