Mesotes
Genus of snakes
Mesotes is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
01Geographic range
All species in the genus Mesotes are endemic to South America.
02Species
The following 2 species are recognized as being valid.
- 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.
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