The rustyhead snake (Amastridium veliferum), also known commonly as the rufous-headed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[3] The species is endemic to Central America and Colombia.[2]
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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: | Amastridium |
| Species: | A. veliferum
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| Amastridium veliferum Cope, 1860
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Taxonomy edit
Amastridium veliferum is one of only two recognized species in the genus Amastridium.[4]
Geographic range edit
Amastridium veliferum is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama.[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of A. veliferum is forest, at altitudes of 2–1,200 m (6.6–3,937.0 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b Sasa, M.; Wilson, L.D. (2013). "Amastridium veliferum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197428A2482444. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197428A2482444.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Amastridium veliferum COPE, 1860". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Consulted: 2012-03-12
- ^ "Amastridium veliferum ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Genus Amastridium at The Reptile Database
Further reading edit
- Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Genus Amastridium and species A. veliferum, p. 352).
- Cope ED (1860). "Descriptions of Reptiles from Tropical America and Asia". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1860: 368-374. (Amastridium, new genus, p. 370; A. veliferum, new species, pp. 370–371).
- Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofaua Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
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