Lygophis dilepis Cope, 1862 is a animal in the Colubridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lygophis dilepis Cope, 1862

Lygophis dilepis Cope, 1862

Lygophis dilepis is a colubrid snake species native to several countries in South America.

Family
Genus
Lygophis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Lygophis dilepis Cope, 1862

Lygophis dilepis, commonly called Lema's ground snake or Lema's striped snake, is a species of snake that belongs to the Colubridae family. This species is native to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina.

Photo: (c) Frederico Acaz Sonntag, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Frederico Acaz Sonntag · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Colubridae Lygophis

More from Colubridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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