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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Imantodes |
| Species: | I. gemmistratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Imantodes gemmistratus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Imantodes gemmistratus, the Central American tree snake, is a snake species in the colubrid family, [3] found from Mexico, through Central America and Colombia. [4]
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and possibly in Belize. [4]
The following subspecies are recognized: [4]
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