Rustyhead snake explained

The rustyhead snake (Amastridium veliferum), also known commonly as the rufous-headed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Central America and Colombia.^[1]

Taxonomy

Amastridium veliferum is one of only two recognized species in the genus Amastridium.

Geographic range

Amastridium veliferum is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. veliferum is forest, at altitudes of 2-.

Reproduction

Amastridium veliferum is oviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Genus Amastridium and species A. veliferum, p. 352).
• Cope ED (1860). "Descriptions of Reptiles from Tropical America and Asia". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1860: 368-374. (Amastridium, new genus, p. 370; A. veliferum, new species, pp. 370–371).
• Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofaua Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. .

Notes and References

1. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Amastridium&species=veliferum "Amastridium veliferum COPE, 1860"