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Military Ground Snake
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Snakes

Military Ground Snake

Erythrolamprus miliaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishMilitary Ground Snake
Dutch—
SpanishCulebra lisa
Chinese—
Sranan Tongosneki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameErythrolamprus miliaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The military ground snake (Erythrolamprus miliaris) is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusErythrolamprus

In Suriname

12Records in Suriname
1845First record
2007Latest record

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