Chlorosoma viridissimum

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Chlorosoma viridissimum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Chlorosoma
Species:
C. viridissimum
Binomial name
Chlorosoma viridissimum
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The common green racer (Chlorosoma viridissimum) is a species of venomous snake of the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

The snake is found in South America.

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References

  1. Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P., Caicedo, J., Rivas, G., Nogueira, C., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. & Gonzales, L. (2019). "Philodryas viridissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T15182284A15182298.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)