- Chironius scurrulus
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smooth machete savane Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Genus: Chironius Species: C. scurrulus Binomial name Chironius scurrulus
Wagler, 1824Synonyms Chironius scurrulus, commonly known as the smooth machete savane, is a large slender colubrid snake. It is also known as Wagler's sipo.
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Geographic range
It is found in northern South America and Trinidad and Tobago.
Description
The dorsal scales are in only 10 rows.[2]
Diet
It feeds on frogs and lizards.
References
- ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1894. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume II. London. pp. 75-76.
Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
- Wagler, J.G. 1824. Serpentum Brasiliensium species novae, ou histoire naturelle des espèces nouvelles de serpens. In: J.B. Spix. Animalia nova sive species novae. pp. 1-75.
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