Dunn's road guarder
Species of snake
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Dunn's road guarder (Crisantophis nevermanni) is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species, which is monotypic in the genus Crisantophis, is native to Central America.
| Dunn's road guarder | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Crisantophis Villa, 1971 |
| Species: | C. nevermanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Crisantophis nevermanni (Dunn, 1937) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Geographic distribution
Crisantophis nevermanni is found in northwestern Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, western Honduras, and Nicaragua.[2]
Habitat
Behavior
Crisantophis nevermanni is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]
Diet
Reproduction
Etymology
The generic name, Crisantophis, is in honor of Miss Crisanta Cháves, who was director of the Museo Nacional de Nicaragua for over 50 years.[3]
The specific name, nevermanni, is in honor of German coleopterist Wilhelm Heinrich Ferdinand Nevermann (1881–1938).[4]
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