Xenodon histricus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Xenodon |
Species: | X. histricus |
Binomial name | |
Xenodon histricus (Jan, 1863) | |
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