- Chironius multiventris
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long-tailed machete savane Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Genus: Chironius Species: C. multiventris Binomial name Chironius multiventris
Schmidt & Walker, 1943Chironius multiventris, commonly known as the long-tailed machete savane, is species of colubrid snake.
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Geographic range
It is found in Peru, northern Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Description
The body is elongate, and strongly laterally compressed. The tail is long, as the common name implies. The dorsum is olive to light brown. There is a narrow whitish, black-edged, vertebral stripe. The upper labials and the ventrum are yellowish.
The ventrals are 178-183, and the subcaudals are 172-202. (Both these counts are higher than in C. carinatus.) The dorsal scales are arranged in 12 rows anteriorly and at midbody, in 10 rows posteriorly. (C. carinatus has 8 rows posteriorly.)
Adults may attain a total length of 136 cm (4 feet 6 inches), with a tail 56 cm (22 inches) long.[1]
Diet
Chironius multiventris feeds on frogs.
References
- ^ Schmidt, K.P. and W.F. Walker. 1943. Peruvian snakes from the University of Arequipa. Zoological Series of Field Museum of Zoology 24(26):279-296.
Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX.. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
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