Leptophis nigromarginatus, commonly known as the black-skinned parrot snake, is a snake of the family Colubridae.[2][3]

Leptophis nigromarginatus
black-skinned parrot snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Leptophis
Species:
L. nigromarginatus
Binomial name
Leptophis nigromarginatus
(Günther, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Ahætulla nigromarginata
    Günther, 1866
  • Leptophis nigromarginatus
    Boulenger, 1894
  • Leptophis occidentalis nigromarginatus
    Schmidt & Walker, 1943
  • Thalerophis richardi nigromarginatus
    Oliver, 1948[1][2]

Geographic range

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It is found in the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador.[2]

Description

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Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus (black-skinned parrot snake), Amazon Rainforest, near Nauta, Peru, 2011

L. nigromarginatus is a bright green, slender, medium-sized, snake. Adults are typically 60–100 cm (23.5–39.5 in) in total length. Black edges around the outer margin of each scale form a distinctive net-like pattern on the dorsal surface of the animal. The ventral surface has a metallic sheen, and may be green or rust-colored.[citation needed]

Habitat

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It is arboreal, living in dense brushy vegetation. It is found in secondary and primary forest.[citation needed]

Behavior

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Active during the daytime, it sleeps in vegetation at night.[citation needed]

Diet

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It feeds on lizards, frogs, and small birds.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1894. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, Printers.) London. xi + 382 pp. + Plates I.- XX. (Leptophis nigromarginatus, pp. 112-113 & Plate III., fig. 3.)
  2. ^ a b c Leptophis nigromarginatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2022.
  3. ^ Lawson, R.; Slowinski, J. B.; Crother, B. I.; Burbrink, F. T. (2005). "Phylogeny of the Colubroidea (Serpentes): New evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear genes" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 37 (2): 581–601. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.07.016. PMID 16172004. S2CID 2509713. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27.

Further reading

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  • Günther, A. 1866. Fifth Account of new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Third Series 18: 24-29. ("Ahætulla nigromarginata", p. 28.)