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Mussurana bicolor

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Mussurana bicolor, the two-colored mussurana, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern South America.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
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Mussurana bicolor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Mussurana
Species:
M. bicolor
Binomial name
Mussurana bicolor
(Peracca, 1904)
Synonyms[2]
  • Oxyrhopus bicolor Peracca, 1904
  • Clelia bicolor — J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970
  • Mussurana bicolor — Zaher et al., 2009
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Description

M. bicolor may attain a maximum total length (including tail) of 99 cm (39 in). Adults are gray or brown dorsally, and ivory ventrally. Juveniles are brick red dorsally, with a black vertebral stripe.[2]

Distribution and habitat

M. bicolor is found in Argentina, southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru.[2] The preferred natural habitats are grassland, savanna, and forest.[1]

Ecology and behaviour

M. bicolor is oviparous.[2]

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