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Striped Galapagos Snake

Pseudalsophis steindachneri

Classification

Pseudalsophis steindachneri, also known commonly as the Galápagos painted racer, Steindachner's snake, and the striped Galapagos snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is indigenous to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. Etymology Pseudalsophis steindachneri is named after Franz Steindachner, an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist, who published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians.

Distribution

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