Fiji snake
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| Fiji snake | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Ogmodon W. Peters, 1864 |
| Species: | O. vitianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ogmodon vitianus W. Peters, 1864
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The Fiji snake (Ogmodon vitianus), also known as the Fiji cobra or Bolo snake, is a species of snake in the family Elapidae. It is monotypic within the genus Ogmodon. It is endemic to Fiji, found only on the island of Viti Levu, and is strongly subterranean.[2]
Sources
- Fijian Burrowing Snake (bolo), Ogmodon vitianus. [1]
- "Fiji tropical dry forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
References
- ^ Allison, A.; Hamilton, A.; Tallowin, O. (2013). "Ogmodon vitianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T15185A569642. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T15185A569642.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Watling, Dick; Addison Wynn; George R. Zug (2010). "Rediscovery of the Taveuni blind snake". Fauna & Flora International, Oryx. 44 (2): 165–170. doi:10.1017/S0030605310000219. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
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