Liophis reginae

Liophis reginae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Xenodontinae
Genus: Liophis
Species: L. reginae
Binomial name
Liophis reginae
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms

Liophis reginae, commonly known as the high woods coral, is a species of colubrid snake endemic to northern South America.

Geographic range

It is found in Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.

Diet

It feeds on frogs, frog eggs, tadpoles, fish, small birds and lizards.

Subspecies

The following subspecies can be distinguished:[2][3][4]

The subspecific name, zweifeli, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard G. Zweifel.[5]

References

  1. ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  2. 1 2 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Liophis reginae. Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  4. No subspecies are currently recognized by ITIS. See: "Liophis reginae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  5. Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore. xiii + 312 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liophis reginae zweifeli, p. 294.)

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