Paraphimophis
Genus of snakes
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Paraphimophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Paraphimophis rusticus.[2] It is commonly known as the Culebra.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Paraphimophis Grazziotin, Zaher, Murphy, Scrocchi, Benavides, Zhang & Bonatto, 2012 |
| Species: | P. rusticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraphimophis rusticus (Cope, 1878) | |
It is endemic to South America, and can be found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.[3]
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