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European cat snake
Species of snake / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The European cat snake (Telescopus fallax), also known as the Mediterranean cat snake, is a venomous colubrid snake endemic to the Mediterranean and Caucasus regions.
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European cat snake | |
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Telescopus fallax from Malta | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Telescopus |
Species: | T. fallax |
Binomial name | |
Telescopus fallax (Fleischmann, 1831) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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