Phrynonax

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

Geographic range

in the genus Phrynonax are found in South America, Central America, and Mexico.

Species

Three species are recognized as being valid.

Phrynonax poecilonotus - puffing snake
Phrynonax sexcarinatus - northeastern puffing snake
Phrynonax shropshirei Barbour & Afrânio Pompílio [Gastos do Amaral|Amaral], 1924 - Shropshire's puffing snake

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

Etymology

The specific name, shropshirei, is in honor of James B. Shropshire, "Chief Sanitary Inspector, U.S. Army, Canal Zone", who collected the paratype.