Biology:Lichanura
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Short description: Genus of snakes
Lichanura | |
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Lichanura orcutti | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Boidae |
Subfamily: | Erycinae |
Genus: | Lichanura Cope, 1861 |
Type species | |
Lichanura trivirgata Cope, 1861
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Species[1][2] | |
2 species (see text) |
Lichanura, the rosy boas, are a genus of snakes in the family Boidae.[1][2] They are distributed across the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.[3]
Species
There are two recognized species:[1]
- Lichanura orcutti Stejneger, 1889
- Cope, 1861 Lichanura trivirgata
References
Wikidata ☰ Q14423602 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichanura.
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