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Paraphimophis

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Paraphimophis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Paraphimophis
Grazziotin, Zaher, Murphy, Scrocchi, Benavides, Zhang & Bonatto, 2012
Species:
P. rusticus
Binomial name
Paraphimophis rusticus
(Cope, 1878)

Paraphimophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Paraphimophis rusticus.[2] It is commonly known as the Culebra.

It is endemic to South America, and can be found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Montero, R.; Williams, J. (2019). "Paraphimophis rusticus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T203445A2765700. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ Paraphimophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 December 2016.
  3. ^ Paraphimophis rusticus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 December 2016.