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Geophis brachycephalus (Cope, 1871)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Cope, E. D. Ninth contribution to the herpetology of tropical America.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Colubridae
genus
Geophis
species
Geophis brachycephalus

Name

Synonyms
Colobognathus brachycephalus Cope, 1871
Colobognathus dolichocephalus Cope, 1871
Geophis bakeri Taylor, 1954
Geophis chalcybaea (Günther, 1872)
Geophis dolichocephala (Cope, 1871)
Geophis moestus Günther, 1872
Homonyms
Geophis brachycephalus (Cope, 1871)
Common names
Colombian Earth Snake in English
Colombian Earth Snake in English
Colubro terricolo costaricano in Italian
Costa Rican Earth Snake in English
Costa Rican Earth Snake in English
Culebra de Tierra Costarricense in Spanish
Gray Earth Snake in English
Korthovedet Jordsnog in Danish
culebra de tierra cabezona in Spanish
Кордильерский геофис in Russian
Costa Rican Earth Snake in English
Colombian Earth Snake in English
Culebra de Tierra Costarricense in Spanish
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