Rustyhead snake
Rustyhead snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Amastridium Cope, 1895 |
Species: | A. veliferum |
Binomial name | |
Amastridium veliferum Cope, 1861 | |
The rustyhead snake (Amastridium veliferum) is a species of snake in the Colubridae family.[1] It is found from southern Mexico, through Central America to Colombia.[2] It is the only recognized species in the monotypic genus Amastridium.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Amastridium veliferum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ↑ The Reptile Database. Amastridium veliferum COPE, 1860. Consulted: 2012-03-12
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