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Gonyosoma
Sign in to saveGonyosoma is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South Asia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae
Gonyosoma es un género de serpientes de la familia Colubridae. Se distribuyen por la región indomalaya, China y la Wallacea.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 129
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Colubridae
- Collections
- FMNH, KU, SMNS, UCM, UTA, SDNHM
- Recorded in
- Laos, Philippines, Vietnam, China, Nepal, United States, Indonesia, Thailand
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- Parent taxon
- Colubrinae
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- Red-tailed Green Ratsnake Gonyosoma oxycephala toronto zoo.jpg
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Gonyosoma is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South Asia.
==Description== There are a few distinct morphological characteristics that distinguish Gonyosoma from Elaphe. In scutellation there are 2-3 supralabials that contact the eye, with typically two in G. oxycephalum, and three in G. jansenii. The supralabial at the posterior of the eye is highly arched around the back of the eye. The loreal scale is thin and elongate, and appears stretched between the preocular and the nasal. Other diagnostic features is an elongate left rudimentary lung (70–141 mm), and a distinct hemipenes structure.
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