| 词条 | Shaw's dark ground snake |
| 释义 |
| name = Shaw's dark ground snake | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | genus = Erythrolamprus | species = melanotus | authority = (Shaw, 1802)[1] | subdivision_ranks = Subspecies | subdivision =
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}}Shaw's dark ground snake or Shaw's black-backed snake (Erythrolamprus melanotus) is a species of colubrid snake endemic to northern South America.[3] DescriptionIt grows up to a total length (body plus tail) of {{convert|43|cm|in|abbr=on}}.[3] Dorsally, it has a light yellow or pinkish color, with a wide, dark vertebral stripe,[3] which is bordered on each side by a thin whitish stripe, followed by a thin dark stripe. The top of the head is olive, and there is a dark stripe passing through the eye. The upper labials and the venter (underside) of the snake are whitish.[3]The dorsal scales are smooth, with apical pits, and are arranged in 17 rows at midbody.[3] Behavior & dietIt actively forages during the day for food, which may include fish, amphibians, and lizards.[3] Geographic rangeIts distribution includes Colombia, Venezuela,[4] and Trinidad and Tobago. It is probably extirpated from Grenada.[5] References1. ^ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov. 2. ^The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. 3. ^1 Boulenger, G.A. 1894. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, Printers.) London. xi + 382 pp. + Plates I.- XX. (Liophis melanotus, p. 134.) 4. ^Freiberg, M. 1982. Snakes of South America. T.F.H. Publications. Hong Kong. 189 pp. {{ISBN|0-87666-912-7}}. (Dromicus melanotus, p. 95.) 5. ^1 2 3 4 {{citation |last1=Malhotra |first1=Anita |last2=Thorpe |first2=Roger S. |title=Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean |publisher=Macmillan Education Ltd. London. ix + 134 pp. (Liophis melanotus|year=1999 |isbn=0-333-69141-5 |page=108.)}} Further reading
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