Liophis miliaris
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Dipsadidae |
| Genus: | Liophis |
| Species: | L. miliaris |
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Liophis miliaris (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Liophis miliaris is a species of colubrid snake endemic to South America. In 1964 Gans gave it the common name common water snake.
South American common names for this species include cobra-d'água (water snake) and cobra-lisa (smooth snake) in Portuguese, and simply culebra (snake) in Spanish.
Originally described as Coluber miliaris by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, Liophis miliaris is one of more than fifty species in the genus Liophis. The original generic name, Coluber, was indicated to mean "common snake".Liophis miliaris is very polymorphic with a wide range of distribution.
Seven subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies.
The subspecific name, merremi is in honor of German herpetologist Blasius Merrem.
Liophis miliaris is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina.
Liophis miliaris is stout-bodied (muscular) and relatively short-tailed. Tail length/total length ratios vary from 15.0%-19.8% with an average of 18.6.
Adults may attain a total length of about 50 cm (about 20 in).
Dorsally, it is pale olive-brown or yellowish, with each smooth dorsal scale edged with black. Ventrally, it is uniformly yellow.
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