Spilotes

Spilotes is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the New World.

Spilotes
Spilotes pullatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Colubrinae
Genus:	Spilotes Wagler, 1830
Synonyms[1]
Cerastes, Coluber, Dipsas, Herpetodryas, Natrix, Paraphrynonax, Phrynonax, Pseustes

Geographic range

Species in the genus Spilotes are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.^[1]

Species

Two species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Spilotes pullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - chicken snake, tropical chicken snake, yellow rat snake
• Spilotes sulphureus (Wagler, 1824) - yellow-bellied hissing snake, Amazon puffing snake

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