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Phylum Echinodermata

Snake, a terr...

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Snake, a terrestrial animal that excretes nitrogenous wastes in the form of uric acid is called

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Uricotelic:

Uricotelic animals are those that remove nitrogenous waste from their body in the form of uric acid.

Some examples of such animals include some birds, snakes etc.

Final answer
(a) Uricotelic

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