Trimetopon

Trimetopon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Xenodontinae
Genus: Trimetopon
Cope, 1885

Trimetopon is a genus of colubrid snakes, which are endemic to Costa Rica. They are known as Tropical ground snakes and six species are currently recognised.[1][2]

References

  1. "Trimetopon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  2. M. Savage, Jay (2005). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica. University of Chicago Press. p. 636. ISBN 978-0226735382. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
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