20 



Thalerophis richardi marginatus Oliver, 1948. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 92: 235, fig. 4 

 and pi. 18 fig. 3. 



Leptophis ahaetulla marginatus Peters & Orejas-Miranda, Bull. U. S.Nat. Mus 297 1: 163. 

 Type locality: Paraguay. 



Distribution: Corrientes, Chaco, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones, Salta and Santa Fe (Giraudo, 1997; 

 Giraudo & Quaini, 1997). From southwestern Bolivia to Sao Paulo, Brazil and Paraguay, Argentina and 

 Uruguay (Meneghel & Achaval, 1997; Achaval & Olmos, 1997). Mainly Chaquefia province (Oriental 

 Chaqueno district) and marginal areas of the Paranaense province through the Parana river. Also in bordering 

 areas of Yungas province. 



Liophis Wagler, 1830 

 Liophis Wagler, 1830. Nat. Syst. Amphib.: 187. 



Dromicus Bibron, 1843. In de la Sagra. Hist. Fis. Pol. Nat. Cuba (Spanish Edition) 4: 133. 



Pariopeltis Fitzinger, 1843. Systema Reptilium: 25. 



Opheomorphus Fitzinger, 1843. Systema Reptilium: 25. 



Leimadophis Fitzmger, 1843. Systema Reptilium: 26. 



Pseudophis Fitzinger, 1843. Systema Reptilium: 26. 



Lygophis Fitzinger, 1843. Systema Reptilium: 26. 



Calophis Fitzinger, 1843. Systema Reptilium: 26. 



Limadophis Agassiz, 1846 (emendation to Leimadophis Fitzinger). Nomencl. Zool. Index. 

 Universalis: 210. 



Ophiomorphiis Cope, 1862 (emendation to Opheomorphus Fitzinger) Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 



Phila. 1862:75. 

 Aporophis Cope, 1878. Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 17: 34 

 Type species: Coluber cobella Linnaeus 1758, by subsequent designation Fitzinger, 1843: 26. 



Liophis almadensis 

 A'arn'.v /4//?/a^/a Wagler, 1824. In Spix, Sp. Nov. Serp. Bras.: 30. 

 Natrix almadensis Wagler, 1824. In Spix, Sp. Nov. Serp. Bras.: pi. 10. 

 Coronella almadensis Fitzinger, 1826. Neue Class. Rept. 895. 

 Liophis almadensis Wagler, 1830. Nat. Syst. Amph.: 188. 

 Liophis conirostris Gunther, 1858. Cat. Sn. Brit. Mus.: 46. 

 Liophis wagleri Jan, 1859 {partim). Arch. Nat. Gesch 25: 274. 



Liophis (Lygophis) ygraecum Peters, 1882. Sitz. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde, Berlin, 1882:129. 

 Trigonocephalus scolecomorphus Bacque, 1906. Rev. Mus. La Plata, 12: 1 16. 

 Leimadophis almadensis Serie, 1921. An. Soc. Cien. Arg. 92: 10. 

 Liophis almadensis Dixon, 1980. Milwaukee Publ. Mus. Contr. Biol, and Geol. 31:4. 

 Type locality: Around (cercanias) Bahia, Brazil. 



Distribution: Corrientes, Chaco, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones and Santa Fe (Couturier, 1992, Giraudo & 

 Quaini, 1997). According to Dixon (1991), from south of the Amazon River, along the Atlantic coast to Rio 

 Grande do Sul in Brazil and to western Bolivian and the Paraguayan Chaco. Also in Uruguay (Achaval & 

 Olmos, 1997). Mainly Chaquena province (Oriental district), also in bordering areas of Paranaense province 

 (Campos district) and Espinal province (Nandubay district). 



Liophis anomalus (Gunther 1858) 



Coronella anomala Gtinther, 1858. Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist.: 37. 



Lygophis rutilus Cope, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia: 80. 



Coronella pulchella Jan, 1863. Arch. Zool. Anat. Fis. 2: 251. 



Rhadinaea anomala Boulenger, 1894. Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 2: 165. 



Liophis anomala Amaral, 1925. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 67 (24): 7. 



Liophis anomalus Amaral, 1929. Mem. Inst. Butantan 4: 170. 

 Type locality: Banks of the Parana. 



