Synophis calamitus, the calamitous shadow snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Synophis |
| Species: | S. calamitus
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| Binomial name | |
| Synophis calamitus Hillis, 1990
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Geographic range
editS. calamitus is found in Pichincha Province, Ecuador.[2]
Description
editThe holotype of Synophis calamitus, a juvenile female, measures 223 mm (8.8 inches) in total length, which includes a tail of 74 mm (2.9 inches). The back and sides of this specimen are iridescent black. The belly is cream, and the undersurface of the tail is dark gray.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred habitat of S. calamitus is cloud forests north of the Río Toachi at altitudes of 1,900–2,200 m (6,200–7,200 ft).[4]
Diet
editThe diet of S. calamitus is unknown.[4]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. (2016). "Synophis calamitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44581858A44581860. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Species Synophis calamitus at The Reptile Database
- ^ Hillis, David M. (1990). "A new species of xenodontine colubrid snake of the genus Synophis from Ecuador and the phylogeny of the genera Synophis and Emmochliophis". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. 135: 1–9. (Synophis calamitus, new species).
- ^ a b Pyron, Robert; Guayasamin, Juan; Peñafiel, Nicolas; Bustamante, Lucas & Arteaga, Alejandro (2015). "Systematics of Nothopsini (Serpentes, Dipsadidae), with a new species of Synophis from the Pacific Andean slopes of southwestern Ecuador". ZooKeys (541): 109–147. Bibcode:2015ZooK..541..109P. doi:10.3897/zookeys.541.6058. PMC 4714381. PMID 26798284. (Synophis calamitus, p. 130).
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