Erythrolamprus sagittifer

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Erythrolamprus sagittifer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Erythrolamprus
Species:
E. sagittifer
Binomial name
Erythrolamprus sagittifer
(Jan, 1863)

Erythrolamprus sagittifer, the arrow ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. [2]

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References

  1. Arzamendia, V., Fitzgerald, L., Giraudo, A., Scrocchi, G. & Williams, J. 2016. Erythrolamprus sagittifer. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T56039393A56039402. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56039393/56039402 Downloaded on 02 October 2018.
  2. Erythrolamprus sagittifer at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 25 August 2014.