| Amaral's ground snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Caaeteboia |
| Species: | C. amarali |
| Binomial name | |
| Caaeteboia amarali (Wettstein, 1930) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Amaral's ground snake (Caaeteboia amarali) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
The specific name, amarali, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral. [3]
C. amarali is found in eastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, and Santa Catarina. [2]
C. amarali is a small-sized, aglyphous, slender snake with a moderately long tail. [2] [4]
C. amarali is diurnal, partly arboreal, and exhibits dorsal flattening and cloacal evacuation as defensive behaviors (Marques et al. 2001). [2] [4]
The diet of C. amarali consists of frogs and lizards. [2] [4]
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