Rabdion

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Rabdion
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Calamariinae
Genus: Rabdion
A.M.C. Duméril, 1853
Synonyms [1]
  • Rabdion
    A.M.C. Duméril, 1853
  • Rhabdophidium
    Boulenger, 1894
  • Rabdion
    Leviton, 1958

Rabdion is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.

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Species

The genus Rhabdion contains the following two valid species. [2]

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References

  1. "Rabdion forsteni ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. Genus Rabdion at The Reptile Database

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