Schlegel's golden snake
Genus of snakes
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Cercophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Cercophis auratus.[2] It is called Schlegel's golden snake.
| Schlegel's golden snake | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Cercophis Fitzinger, 1843 |
| Species: | C. auratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercophis auratus (Schlegel, 1837) | |
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