Hensel's snake

Hensel's snake (Ditaxodon taeniatus) is a snake[1] endemic to southern Brazil [2] It is monotypic in the genus Ditaxodon.

Hensel's snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Ditaxodon
Hoge, 1958
Species:
D. taeniatus
Binomial name
Ditaxodon taeniatus
(Peters, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Philodryas taeniatus
  • Conophis taeniatus

References

  1. Ditaxodon at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
  2. Ditaxodon taeniatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.


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