Pseudoeryx plicatilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Pseudoeryx |
Species: | P. plicatilis |
Binomial name | |
Pseudoeryx plicatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Pseudoeryx plicatilis, the South American pond snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. [2]
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