Smithophis linearis

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Smithophis linearis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Smithophis
Species:
S. linearis
Binomial name
Smithophis linearis
Vogel, Chen, Deepak, Gower, Shi, Ding, & Hou, 2020

The Jingpo mountain stream snake or lined smithophis (Smithophis linearis) is a species of snake found in China. [1]

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References

  1. Smithophis linearis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 December 2018.