Incaspis simonsii

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Incaspis simonsii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Incaspis
Species:
I. simonsii
Binomial name
Incaspis simonsii
(Boulenger, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Dromicus angustilineatusSchmidt & Walker 1943
  • Dromicus incaSchmidt & Walker 1943
  • Incaspis cercostrophaDonoso-Barros 1974
  • Leimadophis simonsiiParker, 1932
  • Liophis angustilineatusDixon 1980
  • Philodryas simonsiiBoulanger, 1900 (original combination)

Incaspis simonsii is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. . [2]

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Distribution

The species is native to Ecuador and Peru

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References

  1. Sallabery, N.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Lundberg, M. (2017). "Incaspis simonsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T15182216A15182218. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. "Incaspis simonsii DUNN, 1920". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.