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Basic information
Spilotes sulphureus
Amazon Puffing Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyColubrid Snakes
GenusSpilotes
- English name
- Amazon Puffing Snake
- Alternative names
- Caçadora, Caninana, Caninana-Amarela, Caninana-Dourada, Caninana-Vermelha, Papa-Ova, Papa-Ovo, Papa-Pinto, Papa-Pinto-de-Papo-Amarelo, Papa-Pinto-de-Papo-Vermelho, Papa-Pinto-Vermelha, Papa-Rato, Rateira, Surucucu-de-Fogo, Surucucu-Dourado, Yellow-bellied Hissing Snake, Yellow-bellied Puffing-Snake
- Synonyms
- Coluber caracaras, Coluber poecilostoma, Dipsas dieperinkii, Natrix sulphurea, Paraphrynonax versicolor
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 3,030 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,532 g
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 9–9 individuals
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4Z4ZD · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18863 · dryad-v5