Oxybelis microphthalmus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Oxybelis |
Species: | O. microphthalmus |
Binomial name | |
Oxybelis microphthalmus | |
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The snake is found] in Arizona in the United States and Mexico. [1]
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