Trimetopon viquezi

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Trimetopon viquezi
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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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References

  1. Porras, L.W.; Solórzano, A.; Chaves, G.; Acosta Chaves, V. (2013). "Trimetopon viquezi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T203606A2769081. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Species Trimetopon viquezi at The Reptile Database