Oxybelis microphthalmus

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Oxybelis microphthalmus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oxybelis
Species:
O. microphthalmus
Binomial name
Oxybelis microphthalmus
Barbour & Amaral, 1926

Oxybelis microphthalmus, the thrornscrub vine snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. [1]

The snake is found] in Arizona in the United States and Mexico. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Oxybelis microphthalmus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.