Helicops leopardinus, the leopard keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to South America, and can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Suriname.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Helicops |
Species: | H. leopardinus
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Binomial name | |
Helicops leopardinus (Schlegel, 1837)
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References
edit- ^ a b Catenazzi, A.; Gagliardi, G.; Gonzales, L.; Nogueira, C.; Williams, J.; Giraudo, A.; Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Scrocchi, G. (2019). "Helicops leopardinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T15178817A15178836. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- Species Helicops leopardinus at The Reptile Database