Imantodes chocoensis

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Imantodes chocoensis
Paratype of Imantodes chocoensis (UTA R-60205) - ZooKeys-244-091-g005-top.jpeg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Imantodes
Species:
I. chocoensis
Binomial name
Imantodes chocoensis
Torres-Carvajal, Yánez-Muñoz, Quirola, Smith, & Almendáriz, 2012

Imantodes chocoensis, the Chocoan blunt-headed vine snake s a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Ecuador and Colombia. [2]

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References

  1. Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. (2017). "Imantodes chocoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T44581695A44581702. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. "Imantodes chocoensis DUNN, 1920". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.