Echinanthera cephalomaculata

Echinanthera cephalomaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Echinanthera
Species: E. cephalomaculata
Binomial name
Echinanthera cephalomaculata
Di Bernardo, 1994[1]

Echinanthera cephalomaculata is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The holotype (a female) measured 561 mm (22.1 in).[2]

Distribution

The species is endemic to the northeast of Brazil.[2]

References

  1. Di Bernardo, Marcos (1994). "Uma nova espécie de Echinanthera Cope, 1894 (Serpentes, Colubridae) do nordeste do Brasil". Biociências. 2 (2): 75–81.
  2. 1 2 Echinanthera cephalomaculata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2014.


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