Mastigodryas amarali

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Mastigodryas amarali
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Mastigodryas
Species:
M. amarali
Binomial name
Mastigodryas amarali
(L.C. Stuart, 1938)

Mastigodryas amarali, Amaral's tropical racer, is a species of snake found in Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela. [2]

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References

  1. Schargel, W.; Rivas, G. (2019). "Mastigodryas amarali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T203296A2763406. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203296A2763406.en . Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. Mastigodryas amarali at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database