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Philodryas burmeisteri Berg, 1898. An. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Bs. As. 6: 26.
Chlorosoma burmeisteri Amaral, 1929. Mem. Inst. Butantan 4: 42.
Philodryas burmeisteri Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970. Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. 297 (I): 242.
Philodryas trilineatus Cei, 1993.
Type locality: Mendoza, Argentina.
Distribution: Catamarca, Chubut, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquén, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San
Luis and Tucumán. Monte province.
Philodryas varius (Jan, 1863)
Liophis wagleri var. varia Jan, 1863. Arch. Zool. Anat. Fisiol. 2: 301.
Philodryas borellii Peracca, 1897. Bol. Mus. Zool. Anat. Comp. Torino, 12 (274): 14.
Philodryas bolivianus (partim) Werner, 1909. Hamburg. Jahrb. Wiss. Anst. 26: 230.
Philodryas bolivianus Serié, 1921. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 92: 21.
Philodryas psammophideus Amaral, 1926. Rev. Mus. Paulista 14: 20.
Philodryas psammophideus (partim) Peters & Orejas Miranda, 1970. Bull. U. S. nat. Mus. 297 (1): 244.
Philodryas patagoniensis haywardi Laurent,1973. Acta. zool. lilloana 26 (20): 291.
Philodryas borelli, Thomas, Laurent & Barrio, 1977. Herpetologica 33: 82.
Philodryas varius Thomas & Johnson, 1984. J. Herpet. 18: 80.
Type locality: Veracruz (mistake for Santa Cruz de la Sierra), Bolivia.
Distribution: Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta and Tucumán. In Bolivia to Cochabamba (Thomas, 1977). Mainly in
Yungas region, but can be found in bordering areas of Monte and Chaqueña province.
Phimophis Cope, 1860
Rhinosimus Duméril, Bibron et Duméril,1854. Erp. Gén. 7: 991 (preoccupied by Rhinosimus
Latreille, 1802-1803).
Phimophis Cope, 1860. Proc. Acad.Nat. Sci. Philadelphia (1860): 79. Nombre substituto
para Rhinosimus Duméril, Bibron et Duméril,1854.Erp. Gén. 7: 991, Official Generic Name No. 1585
ICZN Op. 698.
Type species: Rhinosimus Guerini Duméril, Bibron et Duméril,1854.Erp. Gén. 7: 991.
Phimophis guerini (Duméril, Bibron et Duméril 1854)
Rhinosimus Guerini Duméril, Bibron et Duméril,1854. Erp. Gén. 7: 991.
Oxyrhopus guerini Boulenger, 1896. Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 3: 113.
Rhinostoma scytaloides Werner, 1913. Mitt. Natur. Mus. Hamburg. 30: 31.
Rhinostoma guianense Serié (partim), 1915. An. Mus. Hist. Nat. Bs. As. 27: 100.
Rhinosimus amarali Mello, 1926. Mem. Inst. O. Cruz 19: 128.
Pseudoboa guerini Serié, 1936. Inst. Mus. Univ. La Plata, Obra Cincuentenario: 47.
Phimophis guerini Bailey, 1962. Bull. Zool. Nomen. 19: 164.
Type locality: Unknown.
Distribution: Córdoba, Corrientes, Chaco, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe and Tucumán (Serié,
1915; Abdala, 1990; Leynaud & Chiaraviglio, 1996; Giraudo & Quaini, 1997). Chaqueña province and
transitional areas with Paranaense province (Campos district).
Phimophis vittatus (Boulenger)
Rhinostoma vittatum Boulenger, 1896. Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. 3: 115.
Rhinostoma guianense Serie, 1915. (partim). An. Mus. Hist. Nat. Bs. As. 27: 100.
Rhinostoma vittatum Serie, 1936. Inst. Mus. Univ. La Plata, Obra Cincuentenario: 49.
Phimophis vittatus Bailey, 1970. In Peters & Orejas-Miranda, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. 297 (I): 246.
Type locality: Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Probably in error).
Distribution: Catamarca, Córdoba, Chaco, Formosa, La Rioja, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fe, Santiago
del Estero and Tucumán. It needs confirmation in Entre Ríos (Abdala, 1990; Lavilla et al., 1995; Giraudo &
Quaini, 1997; Alvarez et al., 1996). Chaqueña and Monte province.