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Emmochliophis
Sign in to saveEmmochliophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Ecuador.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae
Emmochliophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Ecuador.
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Emmochliophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Ecuador.
==Species== The genus Emmochliophis contains two species which are considered valid. Emmochliophis fugleri – Fugler's shadow snake, Pichincha snake, Pinchinda snake A single specimen was found in the Río Manduriacu reserve during an amphibian and reptile survey in 2019. Only the second to be found, the first was in 1965 from lowland, humid semi-deciduous forests of the Ecuadorian Chocó, in the south of Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas province. Emmochliophis miops
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