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    Species Accepted

    Urotheca fulviceps (Cope, 1886)

    Red-headed Glasstail
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Urotheca
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      6 results
      Cola de Vidrio de Cabeza Roja Spanish
      Colubro della lettiera testafulva Italian
      Gulhovedet Glashalesnog Danish
      Red-headed Glasstail English
      Tawney-headed Litter Snake English
      hojarasquera cabeciroja Spanish

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Savage, J. M., & Crother, B. I. (1989). The status of Pliocercus and Urotheca (Serpentes: Colubridae), with a review of included species of coral snake mimics. Zool. J. Linnean Soc. 95: 335-362.

      Citation

      Urotheca fulviceps (Cope, 1886) in undefined