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Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xenodon dorbignyi, the South American hognose snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern South America. There are four recognized subspecies.
Xenodon dorbignyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Xenodon |
Species: | X. dorbignyi |
Binomial name | |
Xenodon dorbignyi (Bibron, 1854) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
The specific name, dorbignyi, is in honor of French naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny.[3]
X. dorbignyi is found in Argentina, southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[1][2]
The preferred natural habitats of X. dorbignyi are forest and grassland, both with sandy soil.[1]
X. dorbignyi may attain a total length of 56 cm (22 in), including a tail 8 cm (3.1 in) long.[4] It resembles the sympatric venomous snake Bothrops alternatus.[2]
X. dorbignyi preys upon insects, amphibians, and lizards.[1]
Four subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Xenodon.
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