Clelia equatoriana

From Justapedia, unleashing the power of collective wisdom
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Clelia equatoriana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Clelia
Species:
C. equatoriana
Binomial name
Clelia equatoriana
(Amaral, 1924)
Synonyms[1]

Clelia equatoriana, commonly known as the equatorial mussarana, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southeastern Central America and northwestern South America.

Geographic range

C. equatoriana is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.[1]

Description

C. equatoriana has 17 rows of dorsal scales at midbody (C. clelia has 19).[1]

References

Further reading

  • Amaral A (1924). "New genus and new species of South American snakes contained in the United States National Museum". J. Washington Acad. Sci. 14: 200–202. (Barbourina, new genus, p. 201; Barbourina equatoriana, new species, pp. 201–202).Error: "Q2978784" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.