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Liophis melanotus  (Shaw, 1802)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 209470

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): Shaw's Black-backed Snake [English]
  
  Valid Name: Erythrolamprus melanotus (Shaw, 1802)
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - subsequent name/combination   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Liophis melanotus   
       
  Source: Snake Species of the World, vol. undetermined, manuscript (version 2004)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: Working manuscript of follow-up volumes to McDiarmid et al. (1999), "Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1"   
  Reference for: Liophis melanotus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Dixon, J. R. and E. J. Michaud   
  Publication Date: 1992   
  Article/Chapter Title: Shaw's Black-backed Snake (Liophis melanotus) (Serpentes:Colubridae) of Northern South America   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of Herpetology, vol. 26, no. 3   
  Page(s): 250-259   
  Publisher: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles   
  Publication Place: Athens, Ohio, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0022-1511   
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  Reference for: Liophis melanotus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: South America  
       
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