Trimorphodon

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Lyre Snakes
Texas Lyre Snake, Trimorphodon biscutatus vilkinsonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Trimorphodon
Cope, 1861
Synonyms

Eteirodipsas, Lycodon[1]

Trimorphodon is a

teeth; shorter middle teeth, and large grooved fangs at the rear of the jaw. There are seven distinct species
in the genus Trimorphodon.

Range

Trimorphodon biscutatus ranges throughout the southwestern United States, from Texas to California as well as into northern Mexico. Trimorphodon tau ranges through most of Mexico, and down into Central America, in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and as far south as Costa Rica. They are primarily found in rocky crevices and outcroppings.

Description

Lyre snakes usually grow to about 1m at adult size. They have a broad head with a narrow neck and large eyes with vertical pupils. They are tan or brown in color, with distinctive black or dark brown bands that have lighter colored borders.

Behavior

Trimorphodon species are primarily

nocturnal, and feed on lizards, rodents and even bats
. They are a very secretive species, and excellent climbers. They live inside rock crevices and canyon walls where humans cannot easily find them, which makes research difficult.

Reproduction

They are

eggs. Hybridization
between species is not unknown in the areas where their range overlaps.

Speed

There is no information on this category.

Venom

Their venom is not considered to be dangerous to humans.

Species

References

  1. ^ Wright, A.H. and A.A. Wright. 1957. Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Comstock. Ithaca and London.
  2. ^ SOS SIERRA LOS HUICHOLES, JALISCO[permanent dead link]. Under "Listado de Fauna"
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