ctit.) 
Philodryas Wagler, 1830. Includes Alsophis sensu Maglio, 1970 = 
Dromicus sensu Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970. 
P. aestivus subcarinatus Boulenger. Revalidated by Barrio, 
Laurent & Thomas, 1977, J. Herpetol. 11(2):230-31. 
P. aestivus manegarzoni Orejas-Miranda = P. a. subcarinatus 
Boulenger, fide Barrio, Laurent & Thomas, ia ay yee 
P12) 2230-311. 
P. borellii Peracca. Revalidated by Barrio, Laurent & Thomas, 
1977, Herpetologica 33:82-86. Now = P. varius, fide 
Thomas & Johnson, 1984, J. Herpetol. 18:80. 
P. chamissonis (Wiegmann), fide Thomas, 1977, Copeia 
1977(4):648-52. 
P. elegans rufodorsatus (Gunther), not rufidorsatus. 
P. pseudoserra Amaral = Tropidodryas striaticeps (Cope), fide 
Thomas & Dixon, 1977, Pearce-Sellards Ser. 27:1-20. 
P. serra (Schlegel) = Tropidodryas serra (Schlegel), fide 
Thomas & Dixon, 1977, Ibid. 27:1-20. 
P. simonsii Boulenger. Reinstated by Thomas, 1977, Ibid. 
4):648-52. 
P. tachymenoides (Schmidt & Walker), fide Thomas, 1977, Ibid. 
(4):648-52. 
P. varius (Jan). 
1863 Liophis wagleri var. varia Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Fisiol. 
2:301. Type-locality: Veracruz. 
1897 Philodryas borellii Peracca. 
1925 Philodryas werneri Muller. 
Philodryas varius Thomas & Johnson, 1984, Ibid. 18:80. 
Distribution: puna region of Bolivia and Argentina. 
Phimophis Cope, 1860. 
P. guerini (D.,B. & D.). Distribution: also Guianan region 
(Hoogmoed, 1982). 
P. guianensis (Troschel). Distribution: also French Guiana 
(Gasc & Rodrigues, 1980). 
Platyinion Amaral, 1923, not Platynion. 
P. lividum Amaral. Type-locality: Brasil, Mato Grosso do Sul, 
Guiacurus, fide Amaral, 1926, Arch. Mus. Nac. (Rio de 
Janeiro) 26:95-127. 
Pseudoboa Schneider, 1801. 
P. haasi (Boettger). Distribution: also Rio de Janeiro region 
(USNM). 
Pseudoeryx Fitzinger, 1826. 
1965 P. plicatilis ecuadorensis Mertens, Senckenberg. Biol. 
46(4):281. Type-locality: Ecuador, no further data. 
Pseustes Fitzinger, 1843 
P. shropshirei (Barbour & Amaral). Distribution: not Costa 
a Rica, fide Savage, 1980, Handlist key...Costa Rica. 
P. sulphureus (Wagler). Distribution: also Venezuela (Roze, 
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