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Parrot snake (Leptophis nebulosus) threat display

Leptophis mexicanus (Mexican Parrot Snake - Lora mexicana)

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Leptophis mexicanus (Mexican Parrot Snake - Lora mexicana)

Leptophis mexicanus

Scientific classification

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Subphylum:Vertebrata

Class:Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Suborder:Serpentes

Family:Colubridae

Subfamily:Colubrinae

Genus:Leptophis

Species:L. mexicanus

Binomial name

Leptophis mexicanus
A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron &
A.H.A. Duméril, 1854

Synonyms

  • Leptophis mexicanusA.M.C. Duméril, Bibron &A.H.A. Duméril, 1854

  • Ahætulla mexicana— Günther, 1858

  • Thrasops mexicanus— Cope, 1860

  • Hapsidophrys mexicanus— Cope, 1885[1]

  • Thalerophis mexicanus— Oliver, 1948

  • Leptophis mexicanus— J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970[2]

Geographic range :

 

It can be found in Mexico and Central America, including Guatemala and Belize.

 

Subspecies :

 

There are four recognized subspecies, including the nominate subspecies.

 

-L. m. hoeversi Henderson, 1976

-L. m. mexicanus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854

-L. m. septentrionalis Mertens, 1972

-L. m. yucatanensis Oliver, 1942

 

 

 Mexican parrot snake 

 leptophis mexicanus

 

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Leptophis mexicanus, commonly known as the Mexican parrot snake, is a species of medium-sized slender snake of the Colubridae family. It is endemic to the Americas.

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