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Seychelles house snake
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Boaedon
Species: B. geometricus
Binomial name
Boaedon geometricus
(Schlegel, 1837)

The Seychelles house snake (Boaedon geometricus) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Seychelles.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Gerlach, J.; Ineich, I. (2006). "Lamprophis geometricus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61426A12481370. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61426A12481370.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Lamprophis geometricus


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