Middle American burrowing snake
| Middle American burrowing snake | |
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| Adelphicos quadrivirgatus quadrivirgatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Adelphicos |
| Species: | A. quadrivirgatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Adelphicos quadrivirgatus Jan, 1862 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Adelphicos quadrivirgatum Jan, 1865 | |
The Middle American burrowing snake (Adelphicos quadrivirgatus) is a species of dipsadine colubrid snake, endemic to Mexico and Central America.[2]
Subspecies
- Newman's earth snake, A. q. newmanorum Taylor, 1950
- Jan's earth snake, A. q. quadrivirgatus Jan, 1862
- Sargi's earth snake, A. q. sargii (Fischer, 1885)
- Cope's earth snake, A. q. visoninus (Cope, 1866)
References
- ↑ Sunyer, J., Ariano-Sánchez, D., Flores-Villela, O. & Luque, I. (2013). "Adelphicos quadrivirgatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ 2007 Catalogue of Life
- ↑ Mexico Herpetology
External links
Media related to Adelphicos quadrivirgatus at Wikimedia Commons
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