Mastigodryas alternatus is a species of snake found in Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Central American Lizard Eater 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
- Mastigodryas boddaerti
- Mastigodryas melanolomus
- Mastigodryas danieli
- Borikenophis portoricensis — considered venomous
- Thamnosophis infrasignatus
- Mastigodryas pulchriceps
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Mastigodryas
- Species
- Mastigodryas alternatus
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