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词条 Phrynonax poecilonotus
释义

  1. Common names

  2. Geographic range

  3. Diet

  4. Description

  5. References

  6. Further reading

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| image = Bird-eating snake (7607449358).jpg
| name = Phrynonax poecilonotus
| genus = Phrynonax
| species = poecilonotus
| authority = (Günther, 1858)
| synonyms = *Spilotes poecilonotus
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  • Phrynonax poecilonotus
    {{small|— Boulenger, 1894}}
  • Pseustes poecilonotus
    {{small|— Brongersma, 1937}}
  • Phrynonax poecilonotus
    {{small|— Jadin et al., 2013}}

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Phrynonax poecilonotus is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the New World.

Common names

P. poecilonotus is commonly known in Trinidad and Tobago as dos cocorite, in Brazil as papa-ovo, and in English as the puffing snake or the bird snake.

Geographic range

P. poecilonotus is found from Mexico through Central America to northern and central South America and Trinidad and Tobago.[2]{{italic title}}[3]

Diet

P. poecilonotus apparently eats any terrestrial vertebrate small enough to handle and is well known as a predator of bird eggs (hence some of the common names).

Description

The color pattern of P. poecilonotus is relatively consistent, darker dorsally and lighter, usually yellow, ventrally. Young snakes can be more colorful than adults and so may mistakenly be thought to be a different species. However, when handled, their behavior is similar, and they will readily bite.[4]

References

1. ^"Phrynonax poecilonotus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
2. ^{{cite book|author=Peters, James A.; Donoso-Barros, Roberto|title=Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata. Part I. Snakes|date=1986|publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press|location=Washington, District of Columbia|isbn=0-87474-757-0}}
3. ^{{cite book | author=Boos, Hans E.A. | title=The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago | publisher=College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. | year=2001 |isbn=1-58544-116-3}}
4. ^{{cite journal |last1=Roper|first1=James J.|last2=Goldstein|first2=Rachel R. | title=A test of the Skutch Hypothesis: does activity at nests increase nest predation risk?| publisher=Journal of Avian Biology 28: 111-116 | year=2001}}

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Phrynonax pœcilonotus, new combination, p. 20).
  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. {{ISBN|0-87666-912-7}}. (Pseustes poecilonotus, p. 108 + color photo on p. 151).
  • Günther A (1858). Catalogue of the Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Spilotes pœcilonotus, new species, pp. 100–101).
  • Jadin, Robert C.; Burbrink, Frank T.; Rivas, Gilson A.; Vitt, Laurie J.; Barrio-Amorós, César L.; Guralnick, Robert P. (2013). "Finding arboreal snakes in an evolutionary tree: phylogenetic placement and systematic revision of the Neotropical birdsnakes". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 52 (3): 257-264.
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