Tropidonophis

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Tropidonophis
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Tropidonophis mairii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Natricinae
Genus: Tropidonophis
Jan, 1863

Tropidonophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. [1]

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Species

The following 20 species are recognized as being valid. [1]

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Tropidonophis.

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References

  1. 1 2 Genus Tropidonophis at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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