Erythrolamprus janaleeae
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Erythrolamprus |
Species: | E. janaleeae
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Binomial name | |
Erythrolamprus janaleeae (Dixon, 2000)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Erythrolamprus janaleeae is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Peru.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, janaleeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Janalee Paige Caldwell.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]E. janaleeae is found on the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of E. janaleeae is forest, at altitudes of 854–2,700 m (2,802–8,858 ft).[1]
Description
[edit]E. janaleeae has smooth dorsal scales, each with one apical pit. The dorsal scales are in 17 rows at the neck and at midbody, but reduced to 15 rows on the posterior body.[2]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dixon JR (2016). "Erythrolamprus janaleeae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T176836A50954098. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176836/50954098. Accessed on 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Erythrolamprus janaleeae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 August 2014.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liophis janaleeae, p. 133).
Further reading
[edit]- Dixon JR (2000). "Ecuadorian, Peruvian, and Bolivian Snakes of the Liophis taeniurus Complex with Descriptions of Two New Species". Copeia 2000 (2): 482–490. (Liophis janaleeae, new species).
- Grazziotin FG, Zaher H, Murphy RW, Scrocchi G, Benevides MA, Zhang Y-P, Bonatto SL (2012). "Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal". Cladistics 28 (5): 437–459. (Erythrolamprus janaleeae, new combination).