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Dormilona

Corallus ruschenbergerii

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Costa Rica.January 23, February 28, March 24, April 17, May 20, June 19, July 8, August 10, September 8, October 9, November 15, December 17.
Costa Rica198
Provincia Puntarenas187
Colombia105
Magdalena21
Venezuela18
Panama16
Meta12
Santander12
Casanare12
Provincia San José8

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyBoas · Boidae
GenusNeotropical Tree Boas · Corallus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Dormilona with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.