| Palusophis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Palusophis Montingelli, Grazziotin, Battilana, Murphy, Zhang & Zaher, 2019 |
| Species: | P. bifossatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Palusophis bifossatus (Raddi, 1820) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Palusophis bifossatus is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in some central and central eastern parts of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and northern Uruguay. [2] It has the common name of Rio tropical racer. It is monotypic in the genus Palusophis.
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