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Senticolis

Senticolis
Northern green ratsnake (Senticolis triaspis intermedia) from Sonora, México
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Senticolis
Dowling & Fries, 1987
Species:
S. triaspis
Binomial name
Senticolis triaspis
(Cope, 1866)
Subspecies

Three, see text.

Synonyms[2]
  • Coluber triaspis
    Cope, 1866
  • Coluber chlorosoma
    Günther, 1894
  • Elaphe chlorosoma
    Stejneger & Barbour, 1917
  • Elaphe triaspis
    Amaral, 1929
  • Senticolis triaspis
    — Dowling & Fries, 1987

Senticolis is a genus of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The genus Senticolis is monotypic, containing the sole species Senticolis triaspis, also known as the green rat snake. The species is endemic to Central America, Mexico, southern Arizona, and southern New Mexico.

Description

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Senticolis triaspis may grow to a total length (including tail) of 160 cm (63 in). Dorsally, it is green or olive green, and ventrally it is light yellow.[3] The head is elongated, the body is slender, and the smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 31–39 rows.[4]

Habitat

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Senticolis triaspis usually inhabits evergreen forests and grassland.[3]

Geographic range

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Senticolis triaspis is well distributed in the Baboquivari, Pajarito, Atascosa, Santa Rita, Empire, Patagonia, Chiricahua, Swisshelm, Pedregosa, and Peloncillo mountains of southeastern Arizona.[3]

Diet

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Senticolis triaspis consumes small animals such as lizards, birds, and bats, killing them by deadly constriction.[3]

Behavior

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Senticolis triaspis is primarily diurnal.[3]

Reproduction

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An adult female of S. triaspis is able to lay up to nine eggs in a clutch.[3]

Subspecies

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Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

  • Senticolis triaspis intermedia (Boettger, 1883) – Arizona, New Mexico, northern Mexico
  • Senticolis triaspis mutabilis (Cope, 1885) – Central America
  • Senticolis triaspis triaspis (Cope, 1866) – southern Mexico

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Senticolis.

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