Enulius flavitorques

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Enulius flavitorques
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Enulius
Species:
E. flavitorques
Binomial name
Enulius flavitorques
(Cope, 1868)

Enulius flavitorques, the Pacific longtail snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

Distribution

The species is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia. [2]

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References

  1. Chaves, G.; Flores-Villela, O.; Porras, L.W.; Sasa, M.; Ortega, A.; Schargel, W.; Rivas, G. (2016). Enulius flavitorques. In: IUCN 2020. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022.2.
  2. Enulius flavitorques at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 December 2014.