| Clelia clelia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Clelia |
| Species: | C. clelia |
| Binomial name | |
| Clelia clelia (Daudin, 1803) | |
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Clelia clelia, commonly known as the mussurana, black mussurana or windward cribo, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the New World.
The subspecific name, groomei, is in honor of Grenadian zoologist John R. Groome. [4]
Clelia clelia is called doi or duma in the Kwaza language of Rondônia, Brazil. [5]
Clelia clelia is found in Central America, South America, and the Lesser Antilles (including the island of Trinidad). [3]
The preferred natural habitat of Clelia clelia is forest at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft). [1]
Clelia clelia is a large snake. Adults may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 2.1 m (6.9 ft). Dorsally, adults are uniform black, gray, or olive-gray. Ventrally, adults are yellowish white. Juveniles are pale brown or red, with a black head and a yellow collar. [6]
Clelia clelia is terrestrial. It is primarily nocturnal, but it is also sometimes diurnal. [1]
Clelia clelia preys almost exclusively on snakes, especially venomous snakes of the genera Bothriechis , Bothrops , Crotalus , Lachesis , Micrurus , and Porthidium . [7] [8] Despite being primarily ophiophagous, Clelia clelia also includes the following prey items in its diet: lizards, snake eggs, opossums, rodents, birds, small mammals, and snails. [8]
Clelia clelia has two subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, which are recognized as being valid. [3]
Nota bene : A binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Clelia.
Pantherophis obsoletus, also known commonly as the western rat snake, black rat snake, pilot black snake, or simply black snake, is a nonvenomous species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to central North America. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. Its color variations include the Texas rat snake. Along with other snakes of the eastern United States, like the eastern indigo snake and the eastern racer, it is called “black snake”.
François Marie Daudin was a French zoologist.
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