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Imantodes cenchoa (mander.xyz)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month ago
[-] Sal@mander.xyz 4 points 1 month ago
[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

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

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

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

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

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

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Aaah, got it now 🤣

[-] Are_Euclidding_Me@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Ah! As someone with a phobia of snakes, nope nope nope nope nope.

But here's what I think is interesting: I'm actually more freaked out by it being tiny rather than less freaked out. I'd take a large python over this lil fella every day of the week. And I don't know why that's true! With spiders it's the opposite, the little ones are often downright cute and the big ones tend to be pretty unpleasant.

this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2024
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