| Natriciteres bipostocularis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Natriciteres |
| Species: | N. bipostocularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Natriciteres bipostocularis Broadley, 1962 | |
Natriciteres bipostocularis, the southwestern forest marsh snake, is a species of natricine snake found in Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Angola. [2]
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The olive marsh snake is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Natriciteres fuliginoides, the collared marsh snake, is a species of natricine snake found in Guinea, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
Natriciteres pembana, the variable marsh snake, is a species of natricine snake found on Pemba Island in Tanzania.
There are two species of snake named variable marsh snake:
Natriciteres sylvatica, the forest marsh snake, is a species of natricine snake found in Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.
Natriciteres variegata, the variable marsh snake, is a species of natricine snake found in Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, South Sudan, Sudan, and Liberia.
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