Blunt-headed hispaniolan vinesnake, Catesby's pointed snake
Uromacer catesbyi, also known commonly as the blunt-headed Hispaniolan vinesnake and Catesby's pointed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola.
The specific name, catesbyi, is in honor of English naturalist Mark Catesby.
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Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withU. catesbyi is native to the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Although the preferred natural habitat of U. catesbyi is forest at altitudes from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft), it is also often found in disturbed areas.
U. catesbyi is an arboreal species.
U. catesbyi is oviparous.
