Mastigodryas dorsalis

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Mastigodryas dorsalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Mastigodryas
Species:
M. dorsalis
Binomial name
Mastigodryas dorsalis
(Bocourt, 1890)

Mastigodryas dorsalis, the striped lizard eater, is a species of snake found in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Mexico. [2]

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References

  1. Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Sunyer, J. (2013). "Mastigodryas dorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T198382A2522814. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T198382A2522814.en . Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. Mastigodryas dorsalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database