Synophis insulomontanus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Synophis |
Species: | S. insulomontanus |
Binomial name | |
Synophis insulomontanus | |
Synophis insulomontanus, known commonly as the mountain shadow snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
S. insulomontanus is found in Huánuco Region, Peru. [1]
The preferred habitat of S. insulomontanus is forests on the Amazonian slopes of the Andes in northern and central Peru at elevations of approximately 1,100–1,800 m (3,600–5,900 ft). [2]
A nocturnal, terrestrial, and semiarboreal species, S. insulomontanus has been found foraging on the forest floor in leaf litter, and coiled in bromeliads 1 m (3.3 ft) above the ground. [2]
The diet of S. insulomontanus is unknown. Despite the allusion to fishing in one of its common names, there is no evidence that the species eats fish. [3]
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