Liophis reginae
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Liophis reginae, the High Woods Coral is a snake found in Venezuela
and Trinidad and Tobago
. It feeds on frog
s, frog eggs, tadpoles, fish
, small birds and lizard
s.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
and Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. It feeds on frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
s, frog eggs, tadpoles, fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
, small birds and lizard
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...
s.
Subspecies
The following subspecies can be distinguished:- Liophis reginae macrosoma (Amaral 1936)
- Liophis reginae reginaeLiophis reginaeLiophis reginae, the High Woods Coral is a snake found in Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. It feeds on frogs, frog eggs, tadpoles, fish, small birds and lizards.-Subspecies:The following subspecies can be distinguished:...
(Linnaeus 1758 - Liophis reginae semilineatus (Wagler 1824)
- Liophis reginae zweifeli (Roze 1959)