Suborder Serpentes Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Subphylum Vertebrata Scientific name Lystrophis Higher classification Xenodontinae Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Similar Snake, Reptile, Colubridae, Xenodon merremi, Xenodon pulcher |
Lystrophis pulcher drinking
Lystrophis is the genus of tricolored South American hognose snakes. They mimic milk snakes or coral snakes with their red, black, and white ringed patterns.
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Species
The genus Lystrophis has 4 recognized species:

Lystrophis dorbignyi is the type species for the genus Lystrophis.




References
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