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title: "Central American Lyresnake"
description: "Trimorphodon quadruplex — Reptiles. Trimorphodon quadruplex, the Central American lyre snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/central-american-lyresnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Central American Lyresnake

> Trimorphodon quadruplex — Reptiles. Trimorphodon quadruplex, the Central American  lyre snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Trimorphodon quadruplex*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 632
- Wikidata: [Q3539250](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3539250)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28273](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28273)

## Names

- en: Central American Lyresnake

## Countries with the most observations

CR (382), NI (73), SV (65), HN (63), GT (11)

## Summary

Trimorphodon quadruplex, the Central American  lyre snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador. and Costa Rica.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimorphodon_quadruplex

## Photo

![Central American Lyresnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/central-american-lyresnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fernando del cid · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185977894

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/central-american-lyresnake?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).