Salvadora deserticola

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Salvadora deserticola
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Salvadora
Species:
S. deserticola
Binomial name
Salvadora deserticola
Schmidt, 1940

Salvadora deserticola, the Big Bend patchnose snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. [1]

The snake is found in the United States and Mexico. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Salvadora deserticola". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.