Lygophis elegantissimus

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Lygophis elegantissimus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lygophis
Species:
L. elegantissimus
Binomial name
Lygophis elegantissimus
(Koslowsky, 1896)

Lygophis elegantissimus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Argentina. [2]

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References

  1. Williams, J.; Scrocchi, G.; Pelegrin, N.; Montero, R.; Kacoliris, F.; Giraudo, A.; França , F.G.R.; Fitzgerald, L.; Arzamendia, V.; Di Pietro, D. (2020). "Lygophis elegantissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T176834A61319225. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. "Lygophis elegantissimus DUNN, 1920". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.