Siphlophis compressus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Siphlophis |
| Species: | S. compressus
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| Binomial name | |
| Siphlophis compressus (Daudin, 1803)
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| Synonyms | |
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Tripanurgos compressus Daudin, 1803 | |
Siphlophis compressus (also known as mapepire de fe, tropical flat snake and red vine snake) is a snake found in tropical Central and South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It feeds on small lizards and probably on frogs and nestling birds.
References[]
Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
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Categories:
- Colubrids
- Reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago
- Vertebrates of Guyana
- Reptiles described in 1803
- Snakes of South America
- Colubrid stubs