Short-nosed snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Elapognathus |
Species: | E. minor |
Binomial name | |
Elapognathus minor (Günther, 1863) | |
Distribution of the short-nosed snake | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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