Palusophis

Palusophis bifossatus is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

Palusophis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Palusophis Montingelli, Grazziotin, Battilana, Murphy, Zhang & Zaher, 2019
Species:	P. bifossatus
Binomial name
Palusophis bifossatus (Raddi, 1820)
Synonyms
Coluber bifossatus Coluber capistratus Coluber lichtensteinii Coluber pantherinus Ptyas pantherinus Drymobius bifossatus Dryadophis bifossatus Mastigodryas bifossatus

Geographic range

The snake is found in some central and central eastern parts of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and northern Uruguay.^[2] It has the common name of Rio tropical racer. It is monotypic in the genus Palusophis.