Psomophis obtusus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Psomophis |
Species: | P. obtusus |
Binomial name | |
Psomophis obtusus (Cope, 1863) | |
Psomophis obtusus, the wide ground snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay. [2]
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Ground snake can refer to three distinct genera of snakes:
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Mylochromis obtusus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is currently only known from sandy areas in the southern portion of the lake. This species can reach a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) TL.
Cylindrus obtusus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.
The Moon pebblesnail, scientific name Somatogyrus obtusus, is a species of very small freshwater snail that has an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lithoglyphidae.
The Malawi blind snake, also known as the slender blind snake or southern gracile blind snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is endemic to Africa.
Ophichthus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae.
Ophichthus obtusus is an eel in the family Ophichthidae. It was described by John E. McCosker, S. Ide, and Hiromitsu Endo in 2012.
Psomophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South America.
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Trechus obtusus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America, Europe, and Africa.
Curculio obtusus, the hazelnut weevil, is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Glischrochilus obtusus is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America.
Agrilus obtusus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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