Sympholis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Sympholis lippiens.[2] It is commonly known as the Mexican short-tail snake.
| Sympholis | |
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| Mexican short-tailed snake (Sympholis lippiens) from Sonora, México | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Sympholis Cope, 1861 |
| Species: | S. lippiens
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| Binomial name | |
| Sympholis lippiens Cope, 1861
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Description
editIt is a black snake with yellow horizontal stripes.
References
edit- ^ Bowles, P. (2021). "Sympholis lippiens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T198517A2528486. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T198517A2528486.en. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Sympholis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 December 2016.
- ^ Sympholis lippiens at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 December 2016.
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