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CERRADO FALSE BOA Pseudoboa nigra
Pattern irregularly in black and white, this nocturnal snake is approachable and tame. Largely terrestrial it feeds principally on reptiles which it discapacitates with its toxic saliva. It occurs in dry areas of the Chaco and cerrado in the northern Orient. It poses no threat to humans. A rare black morph also occurs.
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Gallery 1: Typical Morph
FIGURE 1 - (FPREP576PH) Adult dorsal, La Gerenza´i, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2011).
FIGURE 1b - (FPREP577PH) Same individual head detail (Paul Smith July 2011).
FIGURE 1c - (FPREP391PH) Adult roadkill dorsal, location unknown (Silvia Centrón undated).
FIGURE 1d - (FPREP392PH) Same individual head detail (Silvia Centrón undated).
FIGURE 1e - (FPREP613PH) Adult dorsal, Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Helen Pheasey October 2011 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 1f - (FPREP614PH) Same individual lateral head (Helen Pheasey October 2011 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 1g - (FPREP615PH) Same individual dorsal head (Helen Pheasey October 2011 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 1h - (FPREP616PH) Same individual ventral head (Helen Pheasey October 2011 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 1i - (FPREP617PH) Same individual ventral (Helen Pheasey October 2011 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 1j - (FPREP618PH) Same individual ventral tail (Helen Pheasey October 2011 - Para La Tierra).
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FIGURE 1a
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FIGURE 1b
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FIGURE 1c
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FIGURE 1d
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FIGURE 1e
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FIGURE 1f
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FIGURE 1g
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FIGURE 1h
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FIGURE 1i
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FIGURE 1j
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Gallery 2: Black Morph
FIGURE 2a - (FPREP862PH) Same individual lateral head (JP Brouard January 2014 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 2b - (FPREP863PH) Same individual dorsal head (JP Brouard January 2014 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 2c - (FPREP864PH) Same individual ventral head (JP Brouard January 2014 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 2d - (FPREP865PH) Same individual ventral (JP Brouard January 2014 - Para La Tierra).
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FIGURE 2a
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FIGURE 2b
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FIGURE 2c
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FIGURE 2d
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