Leptodeira bakeri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Leptodeira |
| Species: | L. bakeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptodeira bakeri Ruthven, 1936
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Leptodeira bakeri, also known as Paraguaná's cat-eyed snake, 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 Paraguaná Peninsula in Venezuela and Aruba.[2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, bakeri, is in honor of American malacologist Horace Burrington Baker.[3]: 15
Common names
[edit | edit source]English: Aruban cat-eyed snake,[2] Baker's cat-eyed snake,[1][2] Paraguanan cat-eyed snake[citation needed]
Spanish: falsa mapanare de Paraguaná,[2] el santanero[2]
Description
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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 | edit source]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 | edit source]Leptodeira bakeri is terrestrial and partly arboreal.[2]
Diet
[edit | edit source]Leptodeira bakeri preys upon frogs.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g Species Leptodeira bakeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Leptodeira bakeri, p. 22). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
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