Английская Википедия:Clelia scytalina
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Clelia scytalina, commonly known as the Mexican snake eater[1] or zopilota de altura (highland mussarana),[2] is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the New World.
Geographic range
C. scytalina is found in Southern Mexico, Central America, and Colombia.[1]
Description
The head of C. scytalina is somewhat distinct from the neck. The eye is moderate in size, with a vertically elliptical pupil. The body is cylindrical, and the tail is moderately long.[2]
The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 17 rows at midbody.[2]
The coloration of juveniles is completely different from that of adults. Juveniles have a black head, a yellow or white nuchal crossband (collar), and a red body. Juveniles are often mistaken for coral snakes and killed.[2] Adults are uniform bluish black dorsally, and cream-colored ventrally.[3]
Habitat
C. scytalina is a terrestrial animal which inhabits old-growth and second-growth forests and their borders. Occasionally it is found in open areas in submontane and montane life zones.[2]
Diet
Like other species of mussurana, C. scytalina is known to feed on other snakes.[2]
Reproduction
Clelia scytalina is oviparous (egg-laying).[2]
References
Further reading
- Cope ED (1867). "Fifth Contribution to the Шаблон:Small of Tropical America". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 18 ["1866"]: 317–323. (Scolecophis scytalinus, new species, p. 320.).
- Muñoz Chacón, Federico; Johnston, Richard Dennis (2013). Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Pocket Guide. Ithaca, New York: Comstock. 170 pp. Шаблон:ISBN.
External links
- Clelia scytalina at the Encyclopedia of Life.
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 "Clelia scytalina (Cope, 1867)" at the Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Consulted: 22 April 2012.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6 Muñoz Chacón, Federico. (2000) Clelia scytalina (Cope, 1867) Шаблон:Webarchive. INBio (Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad ), Costa Rica. Consulted: 22 April 2012.
- ↑ Savage JM (2002). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. xx + 945 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Clelia scytalina, p. 574).
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