Species

Teretrurus sanguineus

Teretrurus sanguineus · described by (BEDDOME 1867)

Teretrurus hewstoni, a close relative of Teretrurus sanguineus

Pictured: Teretrurus hewstoni, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: Davidvraju, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Teretrurus sanguineus
First described
(BEDDOME 1867)
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Uropeltidae
Genus
Teretrurus

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

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