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Definition of yucatan blunt-headed tree snake

yucatan blunt-headed tree snake

Plural:Yucatan blunt-headed tree snakes
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yucatan blunt-headed tree snake Lexical Profile

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A slender, nocturnal, rear-fanged colubrid snake (Imantodes tenuissimus) native to the Yucatan Peninsula and surrounding regions of Mexico and Central America, characterized by an exceptionally thin body, a disproportionately large, blunt head, and prominent eyes adapted for hunting frogs and lizards in an arboreal habitat.

Example

"During our night hike in the Mexican rainforest, the guide pointed out a Yucatan blunt-headed tree snake resting gracefully on a thin branch."

Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from its primary geographic range on the Yucatan Peninsula, combined with a descriptive common name referring to its distinctively bulbous, blunt snout and arboreal habits.

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