Helicops leopardinus, the leopard keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to South America, and can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Suriname.[1]

Helicops leopardinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Helicops
Species:
H. leopardinus
Binomial name
Helicops leopardinus
(Schlegel, 1837)

References edit

  1. ^ a b Catenazzi, A.; Gagliardi, G.; Gonzales, L.; Nogueira, C.; Williams, J.; Giraudo, A.; Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Scrocchi, G. (2019). "Helicops leopardinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T15178817A15178836. Retrieved 2 December 2021.