''Sympholis'' is a genus of snake in the family
Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ever ...
that contains the sole species ''Sympholis lippiens''.
[ It is commonly known as the Mexican short-tail snake.
It is found in ]Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
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Description
It is a black snake with yellow horizontal stripes.
References
Colubrinae
Monotypic snake genera
Reptiles described in 1861
Reptiles of Mexico
Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope
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