Mastigodryas pulchriceps

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

Mastigodryas pulchriceps , Cope's tropical racer , is a species of snake found in Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. [2]

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References

  1. Goodrich, J.; Lynam, A.; Miquelle, D.; Wibisono, H.; Kawanishi, K.; Pattanavibool, A.; Htun, S.; Tempa, T.; Karki, J.; Jhala, Y.; Karanth, U. (2015). "Panthera tigris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T15955A50659951. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T15955A50659951.en . Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. Mastigodryas pulchriceps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database