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Common names: false coral snake, pipe snake. created for the monotypic genusGenus

In the binomial nomenclature used worldwide, the name of an organism is composed of two parts: its genus name and a species...
 Anilius

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|A. s. phelpsorum
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|A. s. scytale
|(LinnaeusCarolus Linnaeus

Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linn, , was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist...
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Taxonomy

Modern classifications restrict the family to the South AmericaSouth America

South America is a continent situated in the western hemisphere and, mostly, the southern hemisphere, bordered on the west b...
n Red Pipe Snake or False Coral Snake Anilius scytaleAnilius scytale

Anilius scytale or the Burrowing False Coral is a burrowing snake found in Amazonian South America, the Guianas an...
, with the previously included AsiaAsia

Asia is the largest and most populous continent or region, depending on the definition....
n genus Cylindrophis raised to a separate family Cylindrophiidae.

See also

  • List of snakesList of snakes

    This is a list of snakes by family, subfamily and genus, mostly according to the continuing work of Dr....
    , overview of all snake families and genera.

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