Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus
| Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus | |
|---|---|
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| black-skinned parrot snake | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Superfamily: | Colubroidea |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Leptophis |
| Species: | Leptophis ahaetulla |
| Subspecies: | L. a. nigromarginatus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus (Günther, 1866) | |
| Synonyms | |
Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus, commonly known as the black-skinned parrot snake, is a snake of the Colubridae family.[3] Endemic to South America, it is one of 12 recognized subspecies of the parrot snake, Leptophis ahaetulla[4][5]
Geographic range
It is found in the Amazon Rainforest in Peru.
Description
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L. a. nigromarginatus is a bright green, slender, medium-sized, snake. Adults are typically 60–100 cm (23.5–39.5 in) in total length. Black edges around the outer margin of each scale form a distinctive net-like pattern on the dorsal surface of the animal. The ventral surface has a metallic sheen, and may be green or rust-colored.
Habitat
It is arboreal, living in dense brushy vegetation. It is found in secondary and primary forest.
Behavior
Active during the daytime, it sleeps in vegetation at night.
Diet
It feeds on lizards, frogs, and small birds.
References
- ↑ Boulenger, G.A. 1894. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, Printers.) London. xi + 382 pp. + Plates I.- XX. (Leptophis nigromarginatus, pp. 112-113 & Plate III., fig. 3.)
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www. reptile-database.org
- ↑ Lawson, R.; Slowinski, J. B.; Crother, B. I.; Burbrink, F. T. (2005). "Phylogeny of the Colubroidea (Serpentes): New evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear genes" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 37 (2): 581–601. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.07.016. PMID 16172004.
- ↑ Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist
- ↑ http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Leptophis&species=ahaetulla&search_param=%28%28taxon%3D%27Colubrinae%27%29%29
Further reading
- Günther, A. 1866. Fifth Account of new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Third Series 18: 24-29. ("Ahætulla nigromarginata", p. 28.)