Siphlophis compressus
Siphlophis compressus the tropical flat snake, is a snake found in tropical Central and South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It feeds on small lizards, other snakes, small mammals[2] and probably on frogs and nestling birds, as well as the eggs of nesting birds and lizards.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Siphlophis |
| Species: | S. compressus |
| Binomial name | |
| Siphlophis compressus (Daudin, 1803) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tripanurgos compressus Daudin, 1803 | |
References
- Embert, D.; Martins, M.R.C.; Rivas, G.; Stafford, P.; Gonzales, L.; Gagliardi, G.; Catenazzi, A.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Murphy, J.; Acosta Chaves, V.; García Rodríguez, A.; Batista, A.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Saborío, G.; Vargas Álvarez, J. (2019). "Siphlophis compressus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T177499A1489242. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T177499A1489242.en. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "Siphlophis compressus (Tropical Flat Snake)" (PDF). Sta.uwi.edu. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
Bibliography
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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