Leptophis Nebulosus
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''Leptophis nebulosus'', commonly known as Oliver's parrot snake, is a species of arboreal snake of the family
Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ever ...
. It is found in Central America (Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras). ''Leptophis nebulosus'' occurs in moist, wet and rainforests where it lives arboreally in the understory vegetation. It is diurnal and preys on lizards and sleeping frogs. It is
oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ...
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Leptophis Snakes of Central America Reptiles of Costa Rica Reptiles of Honduras Reptiles of Nicaragua Reptiles of Panama Reptiles described in 1942 {{Colubrinae-stub