Salvadora gymnorhachis
| Salvadora gymnorhachis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Salvadora |
| Species: | S. gymnorhachis
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| Binomial name | |
| Salvadora gymnorhachis | |
Salvadora gymnorhachis is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[1]
Geographic range
[edit]S. gymnorhachis is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.[1]
Description
[edit]S. gymnorhachis differs from all other species of Salvadora by having the pale vertebral stripe absent, and the dorsolateral stripes confined to the anterior portion of the body.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Species Salvadora gymnorhachis at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
[edit]- Hernández-Jiménez CA, Flores-Villela O, Campbell JA (2019). "A new species of patch-nosed snake (Colubridae: Salvadora Baird & Girard, 1853) from Oaxaca, Mexico". Zootaxa 4564 (2): 588–600. (Salvadora gymnorhachis, new species).
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