Rustyhead snake | |
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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: | Amastridium |
Species: | A. veliferum
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Binomial name | |
Amastridium veliferum
Cope, 1860
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Synonyms [2] | |
The rustyhead snake (Amastridium veliferum), also known commonly as the rufous-headed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. [3] The species is endemic to Central America and Colombia. [2]
Amastridium veliferum is one of only two recognized species in the genus Amastridium. [4]
Amastridium veliferum is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of A. veliferum is forest, at altitudes of 2–1,200 m (6.6–3,937.0 ft). [1]
Amastridium veliferum is oviparous. [2]