Epicrates alvarezi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Boidae |
Genus: | Epicrates |
Species: | E. alvarezi |
Binomial name | |
Epicrates alvarezi Ábalos, Báez, & Nader, 1964 | |
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