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Rustyhead snake

Rustyhead snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Dipsadidae
Genus: Amastridium
Cope, 1860
Species: A. veliferum
Binomial name
Amastridium veliferum
Cope, 1860
Synonyms

The rustyhead snake (Amastridium veliferum) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found from southern Mexico, through Central America, to Colombia.A. veliferum is one of only two recognized species in the genus Amastridium, the other being A. sapperi, which is named in honor of German explorer Karl Sapper.



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