Oxyrhopus melanogenys

Oxyrhopus melanogenys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oxyrhopus
Species:
O. melanogenys
Binomial name
Oxyrhopus melanogenys
(Tschudi, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Sphenocephalus melanogenys Tschudi, 1845
  • Oxyrhopus tergeminus
    — Jan, 1870
  • Tachymenis bitorquata
    Günther, 1872
  • Oxyrhopus melanogenys
    — Boulenger, 1896

Oxyrhopus melanogenys, commonly known as Tschudi's false coral snake, is a colubrid snake species found in the northern part of South America.

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