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Schlegel's golden snake

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Schlegel's golden snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Cercophis
Fitzinger, 1843
Species:
C. auratus
Binomial name
Cercophis auratus
(Schlegel, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Dendrophis aurata

Cercophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Cercophis auratus.[1]

It is found in Suriname and Brazil.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cercophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 December 2016.
  2. ^ Cercophis auratus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 December 2016.