Psomophis obtusus
| Psomophis obtusus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Psomophis |
| Species: | P. obtusus |
| Binomial name | |
| Psomophis obtusus (Cope, 1863) | |
Psomophis obtusus, also known commonly as the wide ground snake and corredeira-do-banhado 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. obtusus is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[2]
References
- ^ Arzamendia, V.; Giraudo, A.; Scott, N.; Scrocchi, G. (2019). "Psomophis obtusus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T174102A61317837. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Species Psomophis obtusus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Cope ED (1863). "Descriptions of new American SQUAMATA, in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia [15]: 100–106. (Rhadinæa obtusa, new species, pp. 101–102).