Tropidodipsas zweifeli

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Tropidodipsas zweifeli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Tropidodipsas
Species:
T. zweifeli
Binomial name
Tropidodipsas zweifeli
Liner & Wilson, 1970

Tropidodipsas zweifeli, Zweifel's snail-eating snake, is a species of snake in the family, Colubridae. It is found in Mexico. [2]

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References

  1. Bowles, P. (2021). "Tropidodipsas zweifeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T199720A2609363. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Species Tropidodipsas zweifeli at The Reptile Database