Banded Blunt-headed Vine Snake

Imantodes gemmistratus

Cope, 1861
Dormilona De Bandas

Family: Dipsadidae
Order: Squamata
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Other common names: Culebra Cordelilla Centroamericana, Bejuquilla Bandeada.

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Conservation status: Least Concern

Description

Imantodes gemmistratus, the Central American tree snake, is a snake species in the colubrid family, found from Mexico, through Central America and Colombia.

Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and possibly in Belize.

Subspecies: The following subspecies are recognized:

Imantodes gemmistratus gemmistratus (Cope, 1861)
Imantodes gemmistratus gracillimus (Günther, 1895)
Imantodes gemmistratus latistratus (Cope, 1887)
Imantodes gemmistratus luciodorsus Oliver, 1942
Imantodes gemmistratus oliveri Smith, 1942
Imantodes gemmistratus reticulatus (Müller, 1882)
Imantodes gemmistratus splendidus (Günther, 1895)

Source: Wikipedia, article Imantodes gemmistratus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.