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Madagascar Burrowing Snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Pseudoxyrhophiidae |
Genus: | Pararhadinaea Boettger, 1898 |
Species: | P. melanogaster
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Binomial name | |
Pararhadinaea melanogaster Boettger, 1898
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Pararhadinaea is a monotypic genus of snakes in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae.[2] The only species is Pararhadinaea melanogaster, sometimes known as the Madagascar burrowing snake. It is endemic to the island of Madagascar.[1][3]