Biology:Ungaliophis panamensis

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Short description: Species of snake

Ungaliophis panamensis
Dwarf Boa (Ungaliophis panamensis) (9608978058).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Genus: Ungaliophis
Species:
U. panamensis
Binomial name
Ungaliophis panamensis
Schmidt, 1933

Ungaliophis panamensis, or the Panamanian dwarf boa, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Tropidophiidae.[1] It is native to Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia.[2] Adults measure up to 50 cm (20 in) in length, with males being slightly larger but less massive than females.[3] Its diet is not entirely known, but it has been observed feeding on bats, birds and geckos.[3]

References

  1. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN:1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN:1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. "Ungaliophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=209619. Retrieved 29 August 2007. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Lewis, Todd R.; Griffin, Rowland K.; Martin, Irune Maguregui; Figueroa, Alex; Ray, Julie M.; Feltham, Josh; Grant, Paul B. C. (18 May 2021). "Ecology and morphology of the dwarf bromeliad boa Ungaliophis panamensis (Squamata, Boidae, Ungaliophiinae) in Costa Rica and Panama". Neotropical Biology and Conservation 16 (2): 317–331. doi:10.3897/neotropical.16.e57872. 

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