Mesotes

For the alternatively named insect genus named Mesotes, see Muhabbetina.

Mesotes is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.

Mesotes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Dipsadinae
Genus:	Mesotes Jan, 1862[1]

Geographic range

All species in the genus Mesotes are endemic to South America.^[2]

Species

The following 2 species are recognized as being valid.^[2]

• Mesotes rutilus Prado, 1942 - Prado's coastal house snake
• Mesotes strigatus (Günther, 1858) -coastal house snake

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Mesotes.