# Mesotes

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{{Short description|Genus of snakes}}
{{For|the alternatively named insect genus named Mesotes|Muhabbetina}}
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| taxon             = Mesotes
| authority         = [Jan](/source/Giorgio_Jan), 1862<ref>{{GBIF|id=2456636|taxon=Mesotes}}</ref>
| subdivision_ranks = Species
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'''''Mesotes''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of snakes of the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Colubridae](/source/Colubridae).

==Geographic range==
All [species](/source/species) in the genus ''Mesotes'' are [endemic](/source/Endemism) to [South America](/source/South_America).<ref name="RDB"/>

==Species==
The following 2 species are recognized as being valid.<ref name="RDB">{{EMBL genus|genus=Mesotes}}</ref>
* ''[Mesotes rutilus](/source/Mesotes_rutilus)'' <small>Prado, 1942</small> - Prado's coastal house snake
* ''[Mesotes strigatus](/source/Mesotes_strigatus)'' <small>([Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1858)</small> -coastal house snake

''[Nota bene](/source/Nota_bene)'': A [binomial authority](/source/Binomial_nomenclature) in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Mesotes''.

==References==
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Category:Mesotes
Category:Snake genera
Category:Taxa named by Giorgio Jan

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