Dipsadoboa flavida

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Dipsadoboa flavida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Dipsadoboa
Species:
D. flavida
Binomial name
Dipsadoboa flavida
(Broadley & R. Stevens, 1971)

Dipsadoboa flavida, the cross-barred tree snake, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Malawi, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique. [2]

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References

  1. Spawls, S.; Branch, W.R.; Malonza, P.K.; Verburgt, L.; Pietersen, D.; Farooq, H.; Chapeta, Y. (2020). "Dipsadoboa flavida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T13265234A13265240. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13265234A13265240.en . Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. Species Dipsadoboa flavida at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.