''Palusophis bifossatus'' is a species of snake of 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 ...

Geographic range

The snake is found in some central and central eastern parts of Brazil,

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Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

, Paraguay, Peru, and northern Uruguay. It has the common name of Rio tropical racer. It is monotypic in the genus ''Palusophis''.

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* Colubrinae Monotypic snake genera Snakes of Brazil Reptiles of Bolivia Reptiles of Argentina Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of French Guiana Reptiles of Paraguay Reptiles of Peru Reptiles of Venezuela Fauna of the Amazon Fauna of the Pantanal Reptiles described in 1820 {{Colubrinae-stub