Imantodes cenchoa
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| Imantodes cenchoa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Imantodes |
| Species: | I. cenchoa |
| Binomial name | |
| Imantodes cenchoa (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
The Mapepire Corde Violon[1] or Blunthead Tree Snake[2] (Imantodes cenchoa) is a slender snake in the colubrid family. It is found from southern Mexico, through Central America and South America.[2] It feeds on geckos, anolis lizards, frogs, reptile eggs, and frog eggs.
Distribution
Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, and Trinidad and Tobago.[2]
References
- ↑ Imantodes cenchoa bBase
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Imantodes cenchoa, Reptile Database
Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
External links
Media related to Imantodes cenchoa at Wikimedia Commons- Images at ADW
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