Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Colubrinae Scientific name Pseustes poecilonotus Higher classification Pseustes Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Genus Phrynonax Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Pseustes, Pseustes sulphureus, Phrynonax, Sibon nebulatus, Spilotes | ||
Phrynonax poecilonotus hatching
Phrynonax poecilonotus is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the New World.
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- Phrynonax poecilonotus hatching
- Phrynonax poecilonotus g nther 1858 hd dos cocorite m nagerie du jardin des plantes 11 2014
- Common names
- Geographic range
- Diet
- Description
- References
Phrynonax poecilonotus g nther 1858 hd dos cocorite m nagerie du jardin des plantes 11 2014
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.
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.