Calamodontophis paucidens

Calamodontophis paucidens is a species of snakes in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.

Calamodontophis paucidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Calamodontophis
Species:
C. paucidens
Binomial name
Calamodontophis paucidens
(Amaral, 1936)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calamodon paucidens
    Amaral, 1936
  • Calamodontophis paucidens
    — Amaral, 1963

Geographic range

C. paucidens is found in Brazil and Uruguay.[2]

Habitat

The natural habitat of C. paucidens is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.[2]

Conservation status

C. paucidens is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

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References
  1. "Calamodontophis paucidens ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. Moura-Leite JC, Di-Bernardo JC (2000). Calamodontophis paucidens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 28 July 2007.

Further reading
  • Amaral A ("1935" [1936]). "Contribução ao conhecimento dos ofídios do Brasil. VII. Novos gêneros e espécies de Colubrideos opisthoglyphos ". Mémorias do Instituto Butantan 9: 203–207. (Calamodon paucidens, new species, p. 204). (in Portuguese).
  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Calamodontophis paucidens, p. 92).


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