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Imantodes cenchoa (mander.xyz)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Sal@mander.xyz to c/herpetology@mander.xyz

Found this Imantodes cenchoa sleeping on top of a leaf in Punta Laguna, Quintana Roo.

Here is a photo of where it was sleeping:

There are a few different snakes of the genus Imantodes in Yucatán. What sets this species apart is that the row of scales on its back consists of enlarged scales. Here is a closeup emphasizing that row of scales. The green arrow points at an enlarged mid-dorsal scale, the blue arrow at a regular scale.

In comparison, here is a photo from an Imantodes tenuissimus that I took back in 2009 in Mérida, Yucatán (with a less sharp camera), and a closeup of its mid-dorsal scales that does not show this enlargement.

Imantodes tenuissimus

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[-] Sal@mander.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago

A danger noodle to sleeping lizards! But to humans these are inoffensive :)

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

She’s a little danger noodle, not a full blown nope rope. 😄

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

Aaah, got it now 🤣

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