Dipsas mikanii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Dipsas |
Species: | D. mikanii |
Binomial name | |
Dipsas mikanii Schlegel, 1837 | |
Dipsas mikanii is a non-venomous snake found in Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil. [2]
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