Bothrophthalmus

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Red-Black Striped Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Bothrophthalmus
Species: B. lineatus
Binomial name
Bothrophthalmus lineatus
Schlegel, 1856

Bothrophthalmus is a genus of colubrid snakes containing a single species, Bothrophthalmus lineatus, more commonly known as the Red-Black Striped Snake. There are two recognized subspecies:

  • Bothrophthalmus lineatus brunneus (Günther, 1863)
  • Bothrophthalmus lineatus lineatus (Peters, 1863)
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