Psomophis genimaculatus
| Psomophis genimaculatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Psomophis |
| Species: | P. genimaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Psomophis genimaculatus (Boettger, 1885) | |
Psomophis genimaculatus, also known commonly as the spirit diminutive snake, the spirit ground snake, and cobra-cabelo in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.
Geographic range
P. genimaculatus is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.[2]
References
- ^ Arzamendia, V.; Giraudo, A.; Scott, N.; Scrocchi, G. (2019). "Psomophis genimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T15182322A15182328. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Species Psomophis genimaculatus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Boettger O (1885). "Liste von Reptilien und Batrachiern aus Paraguay ". Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaften, Halle 58 (3): 213–248. (Liophis genimaculatus, new species, p. 229). (in German and Latin).