Ficimia variegata

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Ficimia variegata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Ficimia
Species:
F. variegata
Binomial name
Ficimia variegata
(Günther, 1858)
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Ficimia variegata, the Tehuantepec hook-nosed snake, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Mexico. [2]

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References

  1. Lopez-Luna, M.A. (2007). "Ficimia variegata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T63785A12708736. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63785A12708736.en . Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. Species Ficimia variegata at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.