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Imantodes gemmistratus

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Imantodes gemmistratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Imantodes
Species:
I. gemmistratus
Binomial name
Imantodes gemmistratus
Cope, 1861[2]
Synonyms
  • Himantodes gemmistratus Cope, 1861
  • Dipsas gemmistrata (Cope, 1861)
  • Dipsas cenchoa var. reticulata Müller, 1882
  • Dipsas gemmistrata var. latistrata Cope, 1887
  • Dipsas gracillima Günther, 1895
  • Dipsas splendida Günther, 1895
  • Imantodes splendidus (Günther, 1895)
  • Imantodes luciodorsus Oliver, 1942
  • Imantodes splendidus luciodorsus Oliver, 1942
  • Imantodes splendidus oliveri Smith, 1942

Imantodes gemmistratus, the Central American tree snake, is a snake species in the colubrid family,[3] found from Mexico, through Central America and Colombia.[4]

Distribution

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Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and possibly in Belize.[4]

Subspecies

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The following subspecies are recognized:[4]

  • Imantodes gemmistratus gemmistratus (Cope, 1861)
  • Imantodes gemmistratus gracillimus (Günther, 1895)
  • Imantodes gemmistratus latistratus (Cope, 1887)
  • Imantodes gemmistratus luciodorsus Oliver, 1942
  • Imantodes gemmistratus oliveri Smith, 1942
  • Imantodes gemmistratus reticulatus (Müller, 1882)
  • Imantodes gemmistratus splendidus (Günther, 1895)

References

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  1. ^ Köhler, G.; Nicholson, K. (2017). "Imantodes gemmistratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T197490A2489820. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ Cope, E.D. (1861) Contributions to the ophiology of Lower California, Mexico and Central America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 13, p. 292-306
  3. ^ "Imantodes gemmistratus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Imantodes gemmistratus Cope, 1861". Reptile Database. Reptarium. Retrieved 24 October 2013.