Xenopholis scalaris

Xenopholis scalaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Xenopholis
Species:
X. scalaris
Binomial name
Xenopholis scalaris
(Wucherer, 1861)
Synonyms[2]
  • Elapomorphus scalaris
    Wucherer, 1861
  • Xenopholis scalaris
    Boulenger, 1896

Xenopholis scalaris, Wucherer's ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.

  1. ^ Doan, T.M.; Ines Hladki, A.; Lehr, E.; Ramírez Pinilla, M.; Renjifo, J.; Urbina, N.; Valencia, J.; Gonzales, L.; Catenazzi, A.; Nogueira, C. de C. (2019). "Xenopholis scalaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T177550A44952190. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Xenopholis scalaris, p. 232).