Oxyrhopus leucomelas Werner, 1916

De Alencar, Arília Aiarsa Laura R. V. & Martins, Marcio, 2013, Natural History Of Pseudoboine Snakes, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 53 (19), pp. 261-283 : 268

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https://doi.org/ 10.1590/S0031-10492013001900001

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scientific name

Oxyrhopus leucomelas Werner, 1916
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Oxyrhopus leucomelas Werner, 1916 View in CoL

Distribution: Oxyrhopus leucomelas occurs in Andean cloud forests of Peru, Ecuador and Colombia ( Pérez-Santos & Moreno, 1988; Lynch, 2009).

Habitat, time of activity, feeding, and reproduction: According to Lynch (2009), this is the smallest Oxyrhopus species found in Colombia. The largest specimen recorded is a male (TL = 722 mm). Nothing is known about its ecology.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Oxyrhopus

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