| Natriciteres pembana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Natriciteres |
| Species: | N. pembana |
| Binomial name | |
| Natriciteres pembana (Loveridge, 1935) | |
Natriciteres pembana, the variable marsh snake, is a species of natricine snake found on Pemba Island in Tanzania. [2]
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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.
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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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