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Imantodes cenchoa (infosec.pub)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months 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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[–] Aviandelight@mander.xyz 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Sal@mander.xyz 4 points 9 months ago
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Definition of a danger noodle. So cute. Thanks for the images!

[–] Sal@mander.xyz 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Sal@mander.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

Aaah, got it now 🤣

[–] clashorcrashman@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago

I love their eyes!