Calamodontophis paucidens
| Calamodontophis paucidens | |
|---|---|
| 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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