Imantodes gemmistratus
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Central American Tree Snake
Also known as:
Central American Blunt-headed Treesnake
Subspecies I've seen:
I. g. latistratus
Central American Tree Snake
Imantodes gemmistratus latistratus
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Central American Tree Snake
These extremely long and thin and sluggish serpents are perfectly adapted to an arboreal lifestyle, slowly creeping up on sleeping lizards on leaves and thin branches. They are not perfectly adapted to crawling across roads at night, but it seems they do some of that also.
Online references:
- Imantodes gemmistratus account on The Reptile Database
Printed references:
- Heimes, P. 2016. Snakes of Mexico
- Rorabaugh, J.C., Lemos-Espinal, J.A. 2016. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sonora, Mexico