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Macroprotodon
Sign in to saveMacroprotodon is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. All of the member species of the genus are commonly known as false smooth snakes.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae
Observations recorded4,071
Macroprotodon – rodzaj węża z podrodziny Colubrinae w rodzinie połozowatych (Colubridae).
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- Colubrinae
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Macroprotodon is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. All of the member species of the genus are commonly known as false smooth snakes.
==Taxonomy== The genus Macroprotodon was originally described by French zoologist Alphonse Guichenot in 1850. The genus is in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.
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