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Margarita Indigo Snake

Drymarchon margaritae

Classification

The Margarita indigo snake (Drymarchon margaritae) is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the island of Margarita, Nueva Esparta in Venezuela. Taxonomy The Margarita indigo snake was first formally described in 1959 by the Latviah herpetologist Janis Roze, with its type locality given as near San Francisco de Macanao, Isla Margarita, Venezuela.

Distribution

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