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Trimetopon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Family
  
Colubridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Subfamily
  
Dipsadinae

Rank
  
Genus

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Trimetopon is a genus of colubrid snakes, which are endemic to Costa Rica. Species in the genus Trimetopon are known commonly as tropical ground snakes.

Species

The following six species are currently recognised as being valid.

  • Trimetopon barbouri Dunn, 1930 – Barbour's tropical ground snake
  • Trimetopon gracile (Günther, 1872) – Günther's tropical ground snake
  • Trimetopon pliolepis Cope, 1894 – Cope's tropical ground snake
  • Trimetopon simile Dunn, 1930 – Dunn's tropical ground snake
  • Trimetopon slevini Dunn, 1940 – Slevin's tropical ground snake
  • Trimetopon viquezi Dunn, 1937 – Viquez's tropical ground snake

    • Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Trimetopon.

    References

    Trimetopon Wikipedia
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