Amastridium sapperi

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Amastridium sapperi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Amastridium
Species:
A. sapperi
Binomial name
Amastridium sapperi
Werner, 1903)

Amastridium sapperi, the rusty-headed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. [2] The species is found in Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize. [3]

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References

  1. Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Sunyer, J.; Luque, I. (2013). "Amastridium sapperi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T197428A2482444. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197428A2482444.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "Amastridium sapperi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. "Amastridium sapperi COPE, 1860". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Consulted: 2012-03-12