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Lygophis
Sign in to saveLygophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Panama and South America.
Species
Gunther's Striped Snake
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae
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- Parent taxon
- Dipsadinae
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- Culebra Listada Lygophis anomalus.JPG
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Lygophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Panama and South America.
==Species== The genus Lygophis contains the following eight species which are recognized as being valid. Lygophis anomalus Lygophis dilepis - Lema's ground snake, Lema’s striped snake Lygophis elegantissimus Lygophis flavifrenatus - fronted ground snake Lygophis lineatus - lined ground snake Lygophis meridionalis Lygophis paucidens - Hoge's ground snake Lygophis vanzolinii - Vanzolini's ground snake
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