Atractus trilineatus

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Three-lined Ground Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Atractus
Species: A. trilineatus
Binomial name
Atracus trilineatus
Wagler, 1828

Atractus trilineatus, the Three-lined Ground Snake is a small burrowing snake found in northern South America and Trinidad and Tobago. They are believed to feed on soft-bodied insects and earthworms.

[edit] References

Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX.. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.