Clelia plumbea
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| genus = Clelia
| species = plumbea
| authority = (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
| synonyms = *Coluber plumbeus
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- Brachyruton plumbeum
{{small|— A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron &
A.H.A. Duméril, 1854}} - Oxyrhopus plumbeus
{{small|— Günther, 1858}} - Clelia plumbea
{{small|— Zaher, 1996}}
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Clelia plumbea is a species of rear-fanged snake in the family Dipsadidae. The species is endemic to South America, where it can be found in Brazil and Paraguay.{{EMBL species|genus=Clelia|species=plumbea}}
Distribution
Clelia plumbea is widely distributed throughout Brazil and Paraguay, and can be found in the Amazon rainforest, Cerrado, and Atlantic Forest ecoregions. The type locality is from a small area north of Cabo Frio in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
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Further reading
- Wied-Neuwied M (1820). Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817. Erster Band [Volume 1]. Frankfurt am Main: H.L. Brönner. xxxvi + 580 pp. + appendices. (Coluber plumbeus, new species, p. 95). (in German).
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Category:Fauna of the Atlantic Forest
Category:Reptiles described in 1820
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