| Leptophis ahaetulla | |
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| Leptophis ahaetulla | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Subclass: | Diapsida |
| Infraclass: | Lepidosauromorpha |
| Superorder: | Lepidosauria |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Superfamily: | Colubroidea |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Leptophis |
| Species: | L. ahaetulla |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptophis ahaetulla (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Leptophis ahaetulla, the Lora or Parrot Snake is a medium-sized slender snake of the colubrid family.[1] It is found in northern South America and Trinidad and Tobago.[2] It feeds on lizards, frogs and small birds.
Leptophis ahaetulla has currently 12 recognized subspecies, including the nominal one:[4]