Leptodrymus
Leptodrymus is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Leptodrymus pulcherrimus.[2] It is known as the striped lowland snake[1][3] or green-headed racer.[4]
| Leptodrymus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Leptodrymus Amaral, 1927 |
| Species: | L. pucherrimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptodrymus pucherrimus (Cope, 1874) | |
It is found throughout Central America, in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras.[1][3]
References
- Sunyer, J.; Wilson, L.D.; Köhler , G. (2013). "Leptodrymus pulcherrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T190608A1954868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T190608A1954868.en.
- Leptodrymus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 December 2016.
- Leptodrymus pulcherrimus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 December 2016.
- Nalini M. Nadkarni; Nathaniel T. Wheelwright (9 March 2000). Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest. Oxford University Press. p. 540. ISBN 978-0-19-977097-7.
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