词条 | Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus |
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| 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 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 rangeIt is found in the Amazon Rainforest in Peru. DescriptionL. 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. HabitatIt is arboreal, living in dense brushy vegetation. It is found in secondary and primary forest. BehaviorActive during the daytime, it sleeps in vegetation at night. DietIt feeds on lizards, frogs, and small birds. References1. ^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. ^1 {{NRDB species |genus=Leptophis |species=ahaetulla |accessdate=31 December 2017}} Further reading
4 : Colubrids|Snakes of South America|Reptiles of Peru|Taxa named by Albert Günther |
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