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Basic information
Drymarchon melanurus
Blacktail Cribo
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyColubrid Snakes
GenusIndigo Snakes
- English name
- Blacktail Cribo
- Alternative names
- Central American Indigo Snake, Middle American Indigo Snake, Palancacóatls, Texas Indigo Snake [erebennus], Western Indigo Snake
- Synonyms
- Drymarchon corais cleofae, Drymarchon corais melanocercus, Drymarchon corais rubidus, Drymarchon corais unicolor, Morenoa orizabensis, Spilotes erebennus, Spilotes melanurus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Coastal, Desert, Forest, Grassland, Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,950 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,827.6 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~25.1 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 20 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–25 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6DLFR · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13560 · dryad-v5