Macroprotodon abubakeri
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Macroprotodon abubakeri is a species of snake
in the Colubridae family. It is one of four species of the macroprotodon
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Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
in the Colubridae family. It is one of four species of the macroprotodon
Macroprotodon
Macroprotodon is a genus of snakes in the Colubridae family. All of the members of the genus are commonly known as false smooth snakes.It contains the following species:* Macroprotodon abubakeri* Macroprotodon brevis...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
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Source
- Miras, J.A.M., Joger, U., Pleguezuelos, J. & Slimani, T. 2005. Macroprotodon abubakeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.