Oaxacan cat-eyed snake

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Oaxacan cat-eyed snake
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Tantalophis
Duellman, 1958
Species:
T. discolor
Binomial name
Tantalophis discolor
(Günther, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Leptodeira discolor
  • Leptodira discolor
  • Sibon discolor
  • Hypsiglena discolor
  • Pseudoleptodeira discolor

The Oaxacan cat-eyed snake (Tantalophis discolor) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is the only species in the genus Tantalophis. [2]

It is found in Mexico. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mendoza-Quijano, F.; Canseco-Márquez, L. (2007). "Tantalophis discolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T63934A12729570. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63934A12729570.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Tantalophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 December 2016.
  3. Tantalophis discolor at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 December 2016.