Siphlophis

Siphlophis is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the Americas.

Geographic range
Species of the genus Siphlophis are found in northern South America and Central America.

Species
The following seven species are recognized as being valid.
 * Siphlophis ayauma Sheehy, Yánez-Muñoz, Valencia & E.N. Smith, 2014 - Devil’s Head spotted night snake
 * Siphlophis cervinus (Laurenti, 1768) - Panamanian spotted night snake, Panama spotted night snake
 * Siphlophis compressus (Daudin, 1803) - tropical flat snake
 * Siphlophis leucocephalus (Günther, 1863) - common spotted night snake
 * Siphlophis longicaudatus (Andersson, 1901) - Brazilian spotted night snake
 * Siphlophis pulcher (Raddi, 1820) - Guanabara spotted night snake
 * Siphlophis worontzowi (Prado, 1940) - Worontzow's spotted night snake

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

Etymology
The specific name, worontzowi, is in honor of Brazilian entomologist Cesar Worontzow.