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Spatula-toothed snake
Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The spatula-toothed snake (Iguanognathus werneri) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.
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Etymology
The specific name, werneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Werner.[2]
Taxonomy
The species I. werneri is monotypic within the genus Iguanognathus.[3]
Geographic range
I. werneri is known only from the holotype, which was collected in Sumatra, Indonesia.[1]
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Description
All the teeth of I. werneri (mandibular, maxillary, and palatal) have spatulate crowns, which are ribbed along the outer side. The holotype, which is a female, has a total length of 35 cm (14 in), including a tail 8.7 cm (3.4 in) long.[4]
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