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Clelia plumbea

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Species of snake

Clelia plumbea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Clelia
Species: C. plumbea
Binomial name
Clelia plumbea
(Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Synonyms

Clelia plumbea is a species of rear-fanged snake in the family Dipsadidae. The species is endemic to South America, where it can be found in Brazil and Paraguay.

Distribution

Clelia plumbea is widely distributed throughout Brazil and Paraguay, and can be found in the Amazon rainforest, Cerrado, and Atlantic Forest ecoregions. The type locality is from a small area north of Cabo Frio in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

References

  1. ^ Species Clelia plumbea at The Reptile Database

Further reading

  • Wied-Neuwied M (1820). Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817. Erster Band . Frankfurt am Main: H.L. Brönner. xxxvi + 580 pp. + appendices. (Coluber plumbeus, new species, p. 95). (in German).
Taxon identifiers
Clelia plumbea
Coluber plumbea


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