Gonyosoma coeruleum

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Gonyosoma coeruleum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Gonyosoma
Species:
G. coeruleum
Binomial name
Gonyosoma coeruleum
Liu, Hou, Lwin, Wang, & Rao, 2021

Gonyosoma coeruleum is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Myanmar. [1]

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References

  1. Species Gonyosoma coeruleum at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.