Leptodeira bakeri
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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: | Leptodeira |
| Species: | L. bakeri
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| Leptodeira bakeri Ruthven, 1936
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Leptodeira bakeri, also known as Baker's cat-eyed snake and other common names, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Venezuela and Aruba.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, bakeri, is in honor of American malacologist Horace Burrington Baker.[3]: 15
Common names
[edit]English: Aruban cat-eyed snake,[2] Baker's cat-eyed snake,[1][2] Paraguanan cat-eyed snake[citation needed]
Spanish: el tartaguito,[2] el santanero[2]
Description
[edit]The dorsal scales of Leptodeira bakeri are arranged in 19 rows on the neck, 17 rows at midbody, and 15 rows near the cloaca. The ventral scales number 170–175.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of Leptodeira bakeri are forest and shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 150 m (490 ft), but it has also been found in gardens and pastures.[1]
Behavior
[edit]Leptodeira bakeri is terrestrial and partly arboreal.[2]
Diet
[edit]Leptodeira bakeri preys upon frogs.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2016). "Leptodeira bakeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T203539A115350661. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Species Leptodeira bakeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
[edit]- Rivas, G.A.; Molina, C.R.; Ugueto, G.N.; Barros, T.R.; Barrio-Amorós, C.L.; Kok, P.J.R. (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa. 3211: 1–64. (Leptodeira bakeri, p. 22). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- Ruthven, A.G. (1936). "Leptodeira bakeri, new species". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (330): 1–2.
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