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  4. ›familyColubridae
  5. ›genusTaeniophallus
Taeniophallus nicagus
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Taeniophallus nicagus

Taeniophallus nicagus (Cope, 1868)

Also calledCouresse à points crème (fra) · Couresse à points crèmes (fra) · Téniophalle tacheté (fra) · Téniophalle tacheté (Le) (fra)

First described in: Cope, E. D. An examination of the Reptilia and Batrachia obtained by the Orton Expedition to Equador and the Upper Amazon, with notes on other species.

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distribution

Distribution. Known from northern South America in Brazil, French Guiana, and Suriname in Amazonian forest (Plt. 222 A). In Brazil, recorded in the northern portion of Amazonia and in Guianan savannas (Plt. 222 A), mostly at low elevations (Plt. 222 B). Observed in the field in forest and disturbed areas (Martins and Oliveira, 1998; Starace, 2015; Morais et al., 2010).

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2452079.