Taeniophallus occipitalis

Taeniophallus occipitalis is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is widely distribution in South America and occurs from northeastern Peru and Colombia south and east to large parts of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina. It is oviparous.[2]

Taeniophallus occipitalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Taeniophallus
Species:
T. occipitalis
Binomial name
Taeniophallus occipitalis
(Jan, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Coronella elegans Günther, 1858
  • Dromicus miolepis Boettger, 1891
  • Dromicus (Lygophis) wuchereri Günther, 1863
  • Echinanthera occipitalis Dibernardo, 1992
  • Enicognathus occipitalis Jan, 1863
  • Liophis occipitalis Amaral, 1929
  • Rhadinaea occipitalis Boulenger, 1894

References

  1. Jan, G. 1863. Enumerazione sistematica degli ofidi appartenenti al gruppo Coronellidae. Arch. Zool. Anat. Fisiol. 2 (2): 213-330
  2. Taeniophallus occipitalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 March 2018.


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