Liophis reginae
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| High Woods Coral | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Liophis |
| Species: | L. reginae |
| Binomial name | |
| Liophis reginae (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Liophis reginae, the High Woods Coral is a snake found in Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. It feeds on frogs, frog eggs, tadpoles, fish, small birds and lizards.
[edit] Subspecies
The following subspecies can be distinguished:[1][2]
- Liophis reginae macrosoma (Amaral 1936)
- Liophis reginae reginae (Linnaeus 1758
- Liophis reginae semilineatus (Wagler 1824)
- Liophis reginae zweifeli (Roze 1959)
[edit] References
- ^ Liophis reginae. Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ No subspecies are currently recognized by ITIS. See: "Liophis reginae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=209471. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- 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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