Falcon indigo snake

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Falcon indigo snake
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Drymarchon
Species:
D. caudomaculatus
Binomial name
Drymarchon caudomaculatus
Wüster, Yrausquin & Mijares-Urrutia, 2001
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The Falcon indigo snake (Drymarchon caudomaculatus) is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Venezuela and Colombia. [2]

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References

  1. Urbina, N.; Ramírez Pinilla, M.; Ines Hladki, A.; Renjifo, J.; Schargel, W.; Rivas, G. (2016). "Drymarchon caudomaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T176797A44949785. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T176797A44949785.en . Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. Species Drymarchon caudomaculatus at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.