Clelia plumbea

Clelia plumbea is a species of rear-fanged snake in the family Dipsadidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Clelia plumbea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Clelia
Species:
C. plumbea
Binomial name
Clelia plumbea
(Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Synonyms[1]

Geographic range

C. plumbea is found in Brazil and Paraguay.[1]

References

Further reading

  • Wied-Neuwied M (1820). Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817. Erster Band [Volume 1]. Frankfurt am Main: H.L. Brönner. xxxvi + 580 pp. + appendices. (Coluber plumbeus, new species, p. 95). (in German).


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