Hensel's snake | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: |
Ditaxodon Hoge, 1958 |
Species: | D. taeniatus
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Binomial name | |
Ditaxodon taeniatus (
W. Peters, 1868)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Hensel's snake (Ditaxodon taeniatus) is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. [2] The species is endemic to southern Brazil, [2] and it is monotypic in the genus Ditaxodon.
D. taeniatus is found in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and São Paulo. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitats of D. taeniatus are forest and grassland, at altitudes of 800–1,800 m (2,600–5,900 ft). [1]
The neotype of D. taeniatus has a total length of 54.3 cm (21.4 in), which includes a tail length of 12.2 cm (4.8 in). [2] The maximum recorded total lengths are 86.4 cm (34.0 in) for a female, and 70.7 cm (27.8 in) for a male. [1]
D. taeniatus preys upon lizards and birds. [1]
D. taeniatus is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is around ten eggs. [1]
Hensel's snake | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: |
Ditaxodon Hoge, 1958 |
Species: | D. taeniatus
|
Binomial name | |
Ditaxodon taeniatus (
W. Peters, 1868)
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
Hensel's snake (Ditaxodon taeniatus) is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. [2] The species is endemic to southern Brazil, [2] and it is monotypic in the genus Ditaxodon.
D. taeniatus is found in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and São Paulo. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitats of D. taeniatus are forest and grassland, at altitudes of 800–1,800 m (2,600–5,900 ft). [1]
The neotype of D. taeniatus has a total length of 54.3 cm (21.4 in), which includes a tail length of 12.2 cm (4.8 in). [2] The maximum recorded total lengths are 86.4 cm (34.0 in) for a female, and 70.7 cm (27.8 in) for a male. [1]
D. taeniatus preys upon lizards and birds. [1]
D. taeniatus is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is around ten eggs. [1]