Mussurana (genus)
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| Mussurana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Mussurana Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, de Moura-Leite & Bonatto, 2009 |
Mussurana is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South America.[1]
The genus Mussurana contains the following species which are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Mussurana bicolor (Peracca, 1904) – Argentina, southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru - two-colored mussurana
- Mussurana montana (Franco, Marques & Puorto, 1997) – southeastern Brazil
- Mussurana quimi (Franco, Marques & Puorto, 1997) – northern Argentina, southeastern Brazil, and Paraguay
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Mussurana.
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