Tretanorhinus

Tretanorhinus is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.

Geographic distribution

The genus Tretanorhinus is native to Central America, northern South America, and the West Indies.

Species

The genus contains the following four species which are recognized as being valid.

• Tretanorhinus mocquardi – Mocquard's swamp snake
• Tretanorhinus nigroluteus – orange-bellied swamp snake, orangebelly swamp snake, buceadora
• Tretanorhinus taeniatus – striped swamp snake
• Tretanorhinus variabilis – Caribbean water snake

Reproduction

All species in the genus Tretanorhinus are oviparous.

References

Further reading

• Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième [Volume 7]. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Tretanorhinus, new genus, pp. 348–349; T. variabilis, new species, pp. 349–351). (in French).