Boiruna maculata
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| Boiruna maculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Boiruna |
| Species: | B. maculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Boiruna maculata (Boulenger, 1896) | |
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Boiruna maculata, also known commonly as a mussurana (along with several other snakes), is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to South America.
B. maculata has smooth dorsal scales. Adults are uniformly black, both dorsally and ventrally. Juveniles are black dorsally, and red ventrally, with a red nuchal collar.[2]
Geographic range
Habitat
Behavior
B. maculata is terrestrial.[1]
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