Synophis bogerti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Synophis |
Species: | S. bogerti |
Binomial name | |
Synophis bogerti | |
Synophis bogerti, known commonly as Bogert's fishing snake or Bogert's shadow snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
The specific name, bogerti, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert. [1]
S. bogerti is found in Napo Province, Ecuador. [1]
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