Rhadinaea nuchalis

Rhadinaea nuchalis

Classification

Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Dipsadidae

Rhadinaea nuchalis is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It was formally described in 2020 and is named after the large nuchal blotches on its neck. A Mexican endemic, it is known only at intermediate elevations from the vicinity of El Molote in the western portion of the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero.

Distribution

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Rhadinaea nuchalis

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