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PAINTED LIOPHIS Erythrolamprus sagittifer
The Liophis are a speciose group of slender, non-venomous, mostly green or brown snakes commonly known as Cat Snakes. Erythrolamprus sagittifer is an uncommon species with a Chaco distribution in Paraguay typical of dry xerophytic habitats. The subspecies modestus that occurs in Paraguay is considered endemic to the Chaco eco-region. It is a diurnal snake feeding mostly on lizards, amphibians and rodents.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPREP252PH) Adult, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 2 - (FPREP465PH) Adult lateral view, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith November 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPREP466PH) Same individual dorsal (Paul Smith November 2010).
FIGURE 4 - (FPREP467PH) Same individual dorsal (Paul Smith November 2010).
FIGURE 5 - (FPREP468PH) Same individual head detail (Paul Smith November 2010).
FIGURE 6 - (FPREP753PH) Adult injured on road, Loma Plata, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith November 2012).
FIGURE 7 - (FPREP754PH) Same individual as (FPREP753PH) dorsal (Paul Smith November 2012).
FIGURE 8 - (FPREP755PH) Same individual as (FPREP753PH) head detail (Paul Smith November 2012).
FIGURE 9 - (FPREP756PH) Same individual as (FPREP753PH) head lateral (Paul Smith November 2012).
FIGURE 10 - (FPREP757PH) Same individual as (FPREP753PH) head dorsal (Paul Smith November 2012).
FIGURE 11 - (FPREP758PH) Same individual as (FPREP753PH) ventral (Paul Smith November 2012).
FIGURE 12 - (FPREP759PH) Same individual as (FPREP753PH) head ventral (Paul Smith November 2012).
FIGURE 13 - (FPREP760PH) Same individual as (FPREP753PH) scale detail (Paul Smith November 2012).
VIDEO - (FPREP469VI) Same individual as (FPREP465PH - FPREP468PH) (Paul Smith November 2010).
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