Erpeton tentaculatus
Description:
The tentacled snake, Erpeton tentaculatus is the only snake on the planet to have a pair of tentacles on its rostrum. It is a highly specialized ambush predator that feeds on fish and rarely, if ever leaves the water. It is known only from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Specimen from southern Thailand.
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- Chordata (Chordates)
- Vertebrata (vertebrates)
- Gnathostomata (jawed fish)
- Osteichthyes
- Sarcopterygii (Lobe-finned fishes)
- Tetrapoda (terrestrial vertebrates)
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- Lepidosauromorpha
- Lepidosauria (lepidosaur)
- Squamata (lizards and snakes)
- Serpentes (snakes)
- Alethinophidia
- Homalopsidae
- Erpeton
- Erpeton tentaculatum (Arowana snake)
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