Helicops yacu

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Helicops yacu
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Helicops
Species:
H. yacu
Binomial name
Helicops yacu
Rossman & Dixon, 1975

Helicops yacu, the Peru keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Peru and Brazil.

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References

  1. Perez, J.; Lehr, E.; Nogueira, C. de C. (2020). "Helicops yacu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T15179127A15179131. Retrieved 2 December 2021.