Synophis
Synophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to northwestern South America. Description. Snakes of the genus "Synophis" have unusual scalation on the top of the head. The internasal scales are very small, and the prefrontal scales are fused into one large plate. Species. The genus "Synophis" contains the following nine species which are recognized as being valid. "Nota bene": A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than "Synophis".