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Leptophis ahauetulla

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Description:

The dirty face is because it was chasing a prey.
Like all members of the genus, L. ahauetulla snake is a medium to large, up to 2.2 meters, slender body and elongated head, large eyes and elongated and slightly toxic poison.

Habitat:

From the tropical dry forest to very humid, lowland, montane rain forest transition from basal to pre-montane rainforest.

Notes:

pic, by Crawford,s; International Expedition trip to Costa Rica.

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PublishedSeptember 8, 2011

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