Imantodes

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Imantodes
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Imantodes cenchoa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Imantodes
A.M.C. Duméril, 1853

Imantodes is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as blunt-headed vine snakes or blunt-headed tree snakes. The genus consists of seven species that are native to Mexico, Central America, and the northern part of South America. [1]

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Species

There are currently eight recognized species: [1] [2]

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Imantodes.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Imantodes ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  2. "Imantodes ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Torres-Carvajal, Omar; et al. (2012). "A new species of blunt-headed vine snake (Colubridae, Imantodes) from the Chocó region of Ecuador". ZooKeys (244): 91–110. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.244.3950 . PMC   3520105 . PMID   23275746. (Imantodes chocoensis, new species).

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