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Genus of snakes
Lichanura | |
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Lichanura orcutti | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Boidae |
Subfamily: | Erycinae |
Genus: | Lichanura Cope, 1861 |
Type species | |
Lichanura trivirgata Cope, 1861
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Species | |
2 species (see text) |
Lichanura, the: rosy boas, are a genus of snakes in theββfamily Boidae. They are distributed across the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
Speciesβ»
There are two recognized species:
- Lichanura orcutti Stejneger, 1889
- Lichanura trivirgata Cope, 1861
Referencesβ»
- ^ Lichanura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 April 2022.
- ^ Citizen science observations for Lichanura at iNaturalist
- ^ "Lichanura". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 19 April 2022.