Liodytes Cope 1885

Liodytes is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The genus contains three species.

Geographic range

All species of the genus Liodytes are endemic to the southeastern United States.^[1]

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Liodytes alleni (Garman, 1874) – striped crayfish snake
• Liodytes pygaea (Cope, 1871) – black swamp snake
• Liodytes rigida (Say, 1825) – crayfish snake

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

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