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词条 Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus
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  1. Geographic range

  2. Description

  3. Habitat

  4. Behavior

  5. Diet

  6. References

  7. Further reading

{{More footnotes|date=December 2017}}{{Italic title}}{{subspeciesbox
| name = Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus
| image = Leptophis ahaetulla.jpg
| image_caption = black-skinned parrot snake
| genus = Leptophis
| species = ahaetulla
| subspecies = nigromarginatus
| authority = (Günther, 1866)
| synonyms = * Ahætulla nigromarginata
Günther, 1866
  • Leptophis nigromarginatus
    — Boulenger, 1894
  • Leptophis occidentalis nigromarginatus
    — Schmidt & Walker, 1943
  • Thalerophis richardi nigromarginatus
    — Oliver, 1948[1][2]

}}Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus, commonly known as the black-skinned parrot snake, is a snake of the family Colubridae.[2] Endemic to South America, it is one of ten recognized subspecies of the parrot snake, Leptophis ahaetulla.[3]

Geographic range

It is found in the Amazon Rainforest in Peru.

Description

L. a. nigromarginatus is a bright green, slender, medium-sized, snake. Adults are typically {{convert|60|-|100|cm|in|round=0.5|abbr=on}} in total length. Black edges around the outer margin of each scale form a distinctive net-like pattern on the dorsal surface of the animal. The ventral surface has a metallic sheen, and may be green or rust-colored.

Habitat

It is arboreal, living in dense brushy vegetation. It is found in secondary and primary forest.

Behavior

Active during the daytime, it sleeps in vegetation at night.

Diet

It feeds on lizards, frogs, and small birds.

References

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. (Leptophis nigromarginatus, pp. 112-113 & Plate III., fig. 3.)
2. ^{{Cite journal|last1=Lawson |first1=R. |last2=Slowinski |first2=J. B. |authorlink2=Joseph Bruno Slowinski |last3=Crother |first3=B. I. |last4=Burbrink |first4=F. T. |title=Phylogeny of the Colubroidea (Serpentes): New evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear genes |doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2005.07.016 |journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution |volume=37 |issue=2 |pages=581–601 |year=2005 |pmid=16172004 |pmc= |url=http://naherpetology.org/pdf_files/400.pdf |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727105819/http://naherpetology.org/pdf_files/400.pdf |archivedate=2011-07-27 |df= }}
3. ^{{NRDB species |genus=Leptophis |species=ahaetulla |accessdate=31 December 2017}}

Further reading

  • Günther, A. 1866. Fifth Account of new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Third Series 18: 24-29. ("Ahætulla nigromarginata", p. 28.)
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4 : Colubrids|Snakes of South America|Reptiles of Peru|Taxa named by Albert Günther

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