Leptophis Depressirostris
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''Leptophis depressirostris'', commonly known as Cope's parrot snake, is a
species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of nonvenomous snake in the
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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 ...
. It is found in Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru.. www.reptile-database.org.


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q3230080 Leptophis Reptiles of Nicaragua Reptiles of Honduras Reptiles of Costa Rica Reptiles of Panama Reptiles of Ecuador Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of Peru Reptiles described in 1861 Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope