About Oxybelis rutherfordi Jadin, Blair, Orlofske, Jowers, Rivas, Vitt, Ray, Smith & Murphy, 2020
Oxybelis rutherfordi is a species of Neotropical vine snake. It was formally described as a species separate from the similar vine snake Oxybelis aeneus in 2020, after phylogenetic analyses revealed its distinct genetic differences. This species has been recorded from Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela (including Margarita Island), and French Guiana. The adult female holotype of Oxybelis rutherfordi was collected on the grounds of the William Beebe Tropical Research Station, also called Simla, located in the Arima Valley of Trinidad's Northern Range.
