Oxybelis aeneus

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Horsewhip
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oxybelis
Species: O. aeneus
Binomial name
Oxybelis aeneus
Wagler, 1824

Oxybelis aeneus, the Horsewhip, is a snake which ranges from the southern United States, through Mexico to northern South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It feeds mainly on lizards, but also eats frogs and birds.

[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.