Leptophis stimsoni

Leptophis stimsoni, commonly known as the grey lora or the Trinidad upland parrot snake, is a small species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Leptophis stimsoni
in Paria Forest, Trinidad
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Leptophis
Species:	L. stimsoni
Binomial name
Leptophis stimsoni Harding, 1995

Geographic range and habitat

L. stimsoni is known from less than a dozen specimens, all of which were collected in montane forests in the Northern Range on the Island of Trinidad,^[2] at altitudes of 300–800 m (980–2,620 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

L. stimsoni is oviparous.^[3]

Etymology

The specific name, stimsoni, is in honor of British herpetologist Andrew Francis Stimson.^[4]