Xenodon

Xenodon is a genus of New World snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.

Geographic range
Species of the genus Xenodon are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Diet
Snakes in the genus Xenodon prey almost exclusively on toads.

Species
The following 12 species are recognized as being valid.
 * Xenodon dorbignyi (Bibron in A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – South American hognose snake
 * Xenodon guentheri Boulenger, 1894 – Günther's false fer-de-lance
 * Xenodon histricus (Jan, 1863) – Jan's hognose snake
 * Xenodon matogrossensis (Scrocchi & Cruz, 1993)
 * Xenodon merremii (Wagler, 1824) – Wagler's snake
 * Xenodon nattereri (Steindachner, 1867)
 * Xenodon neuwiedii Günther, 1863 – Neuwied's false fer-de-lance
 * Xenodon pulcher (Jan, 1863)
 * Xenodon rabdocephalus (Wied, 1824) – false fer-de-lance
 * Xenodon semicinctus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – ringed hognose snake
 * Xenodon severus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Amazon false fer-de-lance
 * Xenodon werneri Eiselt, 1963

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