Changes in the taxonomy of Pseustes.

February 25, 2014

February 25, 2014 Changes in the taxonomy of Pseustes. Snakes of the genus Pseustes are the largest colubrids of the Neotropics. In a recent phylogenetic study, a team led by Robert Jadin of the University of Colorado shows that this genus is paraphyletic with respect to Spilotes. As a…