Apostolepis assimilis
Apostolepis assimilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Apostolepis |
Species: | A. assimilis
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Binomial name | |
Apostolepis assimilis (Reinhardt, 1861)
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Synonyms | |
Elapomorphus assimilis Reinhardt, 1861 |
Apostolepis assimilis (common name: Reinhardt's burrowing snake) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[1][2] It is found in central and southwestern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Bolivia, and northern Argentina;[2] the Reptile Database, however, does not mention Bolivia and treats Argentina as uncertain.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Apostolepis assimilis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 February 2016.
- ^ a b Van Wallach; Kenneth L. Williams; Jeff Boundy (22 April 2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4822-0847-4.
Categories:
- Apostolepis
- Colubrids
- Reptiles described in 1861
- Snakes of South America
- Reptiles of Argentina
- Reptiles of Bolivia
- Reptiles of Brazil
- Reptiles of Paraguay
- Taxa named by Johannes Theodor Reinhardt
- Colubrid stubs