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Drymarchon

Reptile Genera

Drymarchon is a genus of large, nonvenomous snakes, family Colubridae, commonly known as indigo snakes or cribos, comprising six currently recognized species native to the southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America and South America. Members are large, robust snakes with smooth dorsal scales and glossy blue-black coloring, and the generic name means lord of the forest; males are larger than females, a difference attributed to intraspecies male competition.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
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Genus 2
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Parent Taxon Of

Source Eastern Indigo Snake (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ2363493, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Drymarchon
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Snake Genera, Lead
    Drymarchon is a genus of large, nonvenomous, colubrid snakes, commonly known as indigo snakes or cribos, found in the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America.
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Wikidata: Drymarchon
Wikidata Q2363493, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Eastern Indigo Snake (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Eastern Indigo Snake, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q2363493 (Drymarchon)View the Source
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