Dipsas mikanii

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Dipsas mikanii
Sibynomorphus mikanii MZUFV.JPG
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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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References

  1. Silveira, A.L., Argôlo , A.J.S., Abrahão, C.R., Nogueira, C. de C., Strüssmann , C., Loebmann, D., Barbo, F.E., Franco, F.L., Costa, G.C., de Moura, G.J.B., Zaher, H. el D., Borges-Martins, M., Martins, M.R.C., Oliveira , M.E., Hoogmoed, M.S., Marques, O.A.V., Bérnils, R.S., Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A., Sawaya, R.J., Passos, P.G.H. & da Costa, T.B.G. . (2019). Dipsas mikanii. In: IUCN 2020. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022.2.
  2. Dipsas mikanii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 13 November 2014.