Trimetopon viquezi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Trimetopon |
Species: | T. viquezi |
Binomial name | |
Trimetopon viquezi Dunn, 1937 | |
Trimetopon viquezi, Viquez's tropical ground snake, is a species of snake in the family, Colubridae. It is found in Costa Rica. [2]
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