Erythrolamprus almadensis
| Almaden ground snake | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Erythrolamprus |
| Species: | E. almadensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Erythrolamprus almadensis (Wagler, 1824)
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Erythrolamprus almadensis, the Almaden ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Peru.[2]
Classification
[edit]Erythrolamprus almadensis belongs to the genus Erythrolamprus, which contains over 50 species. The genus Erythrolamprus belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae. The relationships of Erythrolamprus species located in northern South America can be shown in the cladogram below, based on molecular DNA analysis:[3]
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References
[edit]- ^ Nogueira, C. de C. & Gonzales, L. (2019). "Erythrolamprus almadensis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T203509A2766817. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203509A2766817.en.Downloaded on 13 March 2021.
- ^ Erythrolamprus almadensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 August 2014.
- ^ Murphy, John C.; Braswell, Alvin L.; Charles, Stevland P.; Auguste, Renoir J.; Rivas, Gilson A.; Borzée, Amaël; Lehtinen, Richard M.; Jowers, Michael J. (15 Jan 2019). "A new species of Erythrolamprus from the oceanic island of Tobago (Squamata, Dipsadidae)". ZooKeys (817): 131–157. doi:10.3897/zookeys.817.30811.