Mastigodryas melanolomus

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Mastigodryas melanolomus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Mastigodryas
Species:
M. melanolomus
Binomial name
Mastigodryas melanolomus
(Cope, 1868)

Mastigodryas melanolomus, the salmon-bellied racer , is a species of snake found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. [2]

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References

  1. Venegas, P.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Lehr, E.; Yánez-Muñoz, M. (2016). "Mastigodryas heathii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T176860A50867108. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T176860A50867108.en . Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. Mastigodryas melanolomus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database