Meizodon coronatus

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Meizodon coronatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Meizodon
Species:
M. coronatus
Binomial name
Meizodon coronatus
(Schlegel, 1837)

Meizodon coronatus, the western crowned snake, is a species of snakes in the subfamily Colubrinae. It is found in Africa. [2]

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References

  1. Luiselli, L.; Jallow, M.; Chirio, L.; Segniagbeto, G. (2021). "Meizodon coronatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T13265414A13265423. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13265414A13265423.en . Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. Meizodon coronatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database