Biology:Siphlophis compressus
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Short description: Species of snake
| Siphlophis compressus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Siphlophis |
| Species: | S. compressus
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| Binomial name | |
| Siphlophis compressus (Daudin, 1803)
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| Synonyms | |
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Tripanurgos compressus Daudin, 1803 | |
Siphlophis compressus (also known as mapepire de fe, tropical flat snake and red vine snake) is a snake found in tropical Central and South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It feeds on small lizards, other snakes, small mammals[1] and probably on frogs and nestling birds, as well as the eggs of nesting birds and lizards.[1]
References
Bibliography
Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX.. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
Wikidata ☰ Q3485181 entry
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