Imantodes inornatus

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Imantodes inornatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Imantodes
Species:
I. inornatus
Binomial name
Imantodes inornatus
(Boulenger, 1896)
Synonyms

Himantodes inornatusBoulenger, 1896

Imantodes inornatus, the western tree snake, is a species of colubrid snake native to Central America. [1] [2] It can be found from Guatemala to Ecuador. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Vargas Álvarez, J.; García Rodríguez, A.; Batista, A.; Acosta Chaves, V.; Bolívar, W.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. (2016). "Western Tree Snake". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. Boulenger, G.A. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum, Vol. 3. London (Taylor & Francis), xiv + 727 pp. (1896).
  3. "Imantodes inornatus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2022-10-28.