Arcanumophis

Arcanumophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Arcanumophis problematicus.[1], the problem ground snake. It is found in Peru.[2] This species was previously placed in the genus Erythrolamprus.

Arcanumophis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Arcanumophis
Smaga, Ttito, & Catenazzi, 2019
Species:
A. problematicus
Binomial name
Arcanumophis problematicus
(Myers, 1986)
Synonyms
  • Liophis problematicus
  • Erythrolamprus problematicus

References

  1. Arcanumophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 December 2019.
  2. Arcanumophis problematicus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 December 2019.


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