Scaphiodontophis annulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Scaphiodontophis |
Species: | S. annulatus
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Binomial name | |
Scaphiodontophis annulatus | |
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Scaphiodontophis annulatus, commonly known as the Guatemala neckband snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. There are four recognized subspecies.
The following four subspecies are recognized as being valid.[2] The subspecific name, dugandi, is in honor of Colombian biologist Armando Dugand.[3]
S. annulatus is found in Mexico, Belize, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.[2]
The preferred natural habitat of S. annulatus is forest at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[1]