Clelia clelia, commonly known as the mussurana, black mussurana or windward cribo, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the New World.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Common Mussurana being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Clelia equatoriana
- Pseudoboa nigra
- Boiruna maculata
- Stegonotus australis
- Macrelaps microlepidotus — venomous
- Pseudoboa coronata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Clelia
- Species
- Clelia clelia
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