Erythrolamprus albertguentheri

Erythrolamprus albertguentheri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Erythrolamprus
Species:
E. albertguentheri
Binomial name
Erythrolamprus albertguentheri
Synonyms[2]
  • Liophis guentheri
    Peracca, 1897
  • Leimadophis guentheri
    — Serié, 1921
  • Liophis guentheri
    — Cei, 1993
  • Erythrolamprus albertguentheri
    Grazziotin et al., 2012
    (nomen substitutum)

Erythrolamprus albertguentheri, also known commonly as Günther's green liophis, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to central South America.

Etymology

The specific name, albertguentheri, is in honor of German-British herpetologist Albert Günther.[3]

Geographic range

E. albertguentheri is found in northern Argentina, southern Bolivia, and western Paraguay.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of E. albertguentheri are forest and savanna.[1]

Description

Dorsally, E. albertguentheri is uniformly grass green; ventrally it is yellowish white.[4]

Reproduction

E. albertguentheri is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

Erythrolamprus albertguentheri was originally described as Liophis guentheri by Peracca in 1897. Studies by Grazziotin et al. in 2012 found that the species should be reassigned to the genus Erythrolamprus. However, the scientific name Erythrolamprus guentheri was preoccupied by another Erythrolamprus guentheri which had been described by Garman in 1883. Therefore, Grazziotin et al. created the replacement name Erythrolamprus albertguentheri so as to differentiate the two species while maintaining the homage to Günther which Peracca had intended.

References

  1. ^ a b c Arzamendia V, Fitzgerald L, Giraudo A, Kacoliris F, Montero R, Pelegrin N, Scrocchi G, Williams J (2019). "Erythrolamprus albertguentheri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T50955421A50955434. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/50955421/50955434 Downloaded on 02 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Erythrolamprus albertguentheri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 August 2014.
  3. ^ 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. (Liophis guentheri Peracca, 1897, p. 111).
  4. ^ Peracca MG (1897).

Further reading

  • Grazziotin FG, Zaher H, Murphy RW, Scrocchi G, Benavides MA, Zhang Y-P, Bonatto SL (2012). "Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal". Cladistics 28 (5): 437–459. (Erythrolamprus albrtguentheri, replacement name).
  • Peracca MG (1897). "Viaggio del Dott. Alfredo Borelli nel Chaco boliviano e nelle Repubblica Argentina. Rettili ed Anfibi ". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[egia]. Università di Torino 12 (174): 1–19. (Liophis guentheri, new species, pp. 11–12). (in Italian).



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