Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Family Colubridae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Genus Xenodon Rank Species | |
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Similar Lystrophis, Xenodon, Sibon nebulatus, Phrynonax poecilonotus, Dendrophidion | ||
False fer de lance xenodon rabdocephalus
Xenodon rabdocephalus, commonly known as the false fer-de-lance, is a species of venomous rear-fanged snake endemic to Central America and northern South America.
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- False fer de lance xenodon rabdocephalus
- False fer de lance eating a toad falsa x comiendo un sapo xenodon rabdocephalus
- Geographic range
- Habitat
- Description
- Diet
- Taxonomy
- References
False fer de lance eating a toad falsa x comiendo un sapo xenodon rabdocephalus
Geographic range
Southern Mexico in the states of Guerrero, Veracruz, Yucatan and Campeche, through Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama. Northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil where it occurs in the states of Amapá, Rondônia, Pará, Espírito Santo and Bahia.
Habitat
Forest in the moist lowlands and the premontane regions.
Description
A medium-sized snake which reaches a total length (including tail) of 80 cm (31 in). Mainly brown with a series of brown and grey hourglass-shaped dorsal blotches on the body.
Diet
Feeds mainly on frogs and toads.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognised.