Trimorphodon

id: trimorphodon-282-5070894
title: Trimorphodon
text: Trimorphodon is a genus of mildly venomous, rear-fanged, colubrid snakes. They are commonly known as lyre snakes, named after the distinctive V-shaped pattern on their head that is said to resemble the shape of a lyre. In Mexico, they are commonly called "víbora de uña," or "nail viper." The word Trimorphodon is a combination of three Greek words, 'tri' - three, 'morph' - shape, and 'odon' - teeth, which refers to the three distinct kinds of teeth that lyre snakes have: recurved anterior teeth;
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description: Genus of snakes
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimorphodon
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date modified: 2024-01-18T15:39:31Z
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