Class Reptilia Scientific name Ungaliophis Rank Genus | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Ungaliophiinae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Similar Exiliboa placata, Trachyboa, Tropidophis, Tropidophiidae, Scaled reptiles |
Ungaliophis is a genus of dwarf boas found from southern Mexico to Colombia. Currently, 2 species are recognized.
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Geographic range

Found from the Pacific coastal plain and Meseta Central of Chiapas in Mexico, south through Central America (Pacific Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama) to Colombia.
Habitat

These snakes occupy a range of habitats from lowland rainforest to highland pine-oak forests to cloud forests. Their vertical distribution ranges from sea level to 2,300 m elevation.
Species
* Not including the nominate subspecies
T Type species



References
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