Calamodontophis paucidens
Calamodontophis paucidens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
Genus: | Calamodontophis |
Species: | C. paucidens |
Binomial name | |
Calamodontophis paucidens (Amaral, 1936) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Calamodontophis paucidens is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.
Geographic range
C. paucidens is found in Brazil and Uruguay.[2]
Habitat
The natural habitat of C. paucidens is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.[2]
Conservation status
C. paucidens is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ↑ "Calamodontophis paucidens ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 1 2 3 Moura-Leite JC, Di-Bernardo JC (2000). Calamodontophis paucidens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
Further reading
- Amaral A ("1935" [1936]). "Contribução ao conhecimento dos ofídios do Brasil. VII. Novos gêneros e espécies de Colubrideos opisthoglyphos ". Mémorias do Instituto Butantan 9: 203-207. (Calamodon paucidens, new species, p. 204). (in Portuguese).
- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Calamodontophis paucidens, p. 92).
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