Siphlophis compressus
| Siphlophis compressus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Siphlophis |
| Species: | S. compressus |
| Binomial name | |
| Siphlophis compressus (Daudin, 1803) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tripanurgos compressus Daudin, 1803 | |
Siphlophis compressus (also known as mapepire de fe, tropical flat snake and red vine snake) is a snake found in tropical Central and South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It feeds on small lizards and probably on frogs and nestling birds.
References
Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
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