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Xenopholis werdingorum

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Xenopholis werdingorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Xenopholis
Species:
X. werdingorum
Binomial name
Xenopholis werdingorum

Xenopholis werdingorum is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.

Etymology

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The specific name, werdingorum (genitive, plural), is in honor of the Werding family of Bolivia, on whose hacienda the holotype was collected.[2]

Taxonomy

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X. werdingorum is the most recently described (2009) of the three species in the genus Xenopholis.[3]

Geographic range

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X. werdingorum is found in Bolivia (Santa Cruz Department) and adjacent Brazil.[3]

Description

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Dorsally X. werdingorum is uniformly dark brown with an iridescent sheen. Ventrally, it is yellowish orange. The color transition on the flanks is gradual.[3] Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 40 cm (16 in), with a tail about 5 cm (2.0 in) long.[4]

Reproduction

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The mode of reproduction of X. werdingorum is unknown.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Gonzales, L.; Nogueira, C. de C. (2021). "Xenopholis werdingorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T15183719A15183721. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Xenopholis werdingorum, p. 281).
  3. ^ a b c d Species Xenopholis werdingorum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ Powell, Randy L., et al. (2016).

Further reading

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  • Costa, Henrique Caldeira; Bérnils, Renato Silveira (2015). "Répteis brasileiros: lista de espécies 2015 ". Herpetologia Brasileira 4 (3): 75–93. (in Portuguese).
  • Jansen, Martin; Álvarez, Lucindo Gonzales; Köhler, Gunther (2009). "Description of a new species of Xenopholis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Cerrado of Bolivia, with comments on Xenopholis scalaris in Bolivia". Zootaxa 2222: 31–45. (Xenopholis werdingorum, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
  • Powell, Randy L.; Eversole, Cord Blake; Crocker, Ashton V.; Lizarro, Dennis; Bravo, Reinaldo Cholima (2016). "Xenopholis werdingorum, Jansen, Álvarez & Köhler, 2009 (Squamata: Dipsadidae): range extension with comments on distribution". Check List 12 (5): 1–3.