Rodriguesophis iglesiasi

Rodriguesophis iglesiasi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Rodriguesophis
Species:
R. iglesiasi
Binomial name
Rodriguesophis iglesiasi
(Gomes, 1915)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rhinostoma iglesiasi
    Gomes, 1915
  • Rhinostoma bimaculatum
    A. Lutz & Mello, 1922
  • Phimophis iglesiasi
    — Bailey, 1967
  • Rodriguesophis iglesiasi
    — Grazziotin et al., 2012

Rodriguesophis iglesiasi, also known commonly as Gomes' pampas snake or Gomes's pampas snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, iglesias, is in honor of Brazilian zoologist Francisco Iglesias.[3]

Geographic range

R. iglesiasi is found in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Piauí, and Tocantins.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of R. iglesiasi are grassland, shrubland, and savanna.[1]

Description

A small snake, R. iglesiasi may attain a total length (including tail) of 51.7 cm (20.4 in).[1]

Dorsally, it is reddish with a black nuchal blotch. Ventrally, it is pinkish white. The rostral is spatulate, but not upturned. The iris of the eye is black.[2]

Behavior

R. iglesiasi is terrestrial.[1]

Diet

R. iglesiasi preys predominately upon lizards.[1]

Reproduction

R. iglesiasi is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is small, usually only two eggs.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo , A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Barbo, F.E.; Costa, G.C.; Pontes, G.M.F.; Colli, G.R.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira, M.E.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Sawaya, R.J.; Cechin, C.T.Z; da Costa, T.B.G. (2019). "Rodriguesophis iglesiasi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T203560A123740694. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Species Rodriguesophis iglesiasi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ 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. (Phimophis iglesias, p. 129).

Further reading

  • Bailey JR (1967). "The Synthetic Approach to Colubrid Classification". Herpetologica 23 (2): 155–161. (Phimophis iglesiasi, new combination).
  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Phimophis iglesiasi, p. 107).
  • Gomes JF (1915). "Contribuição para o conhecimento dos ophidios do Brasil. 1. Descrição de quatro especies novas e um novo Gênero de opisthóglyphos. 2. Ophidios do Museu Rocha (Ceará)". Annaes Paulistas de Medicina e Cirurgia 4 (6): 121–129. (Rhinostoma iglesiasi, new species, p. 126). (in Portuguese).
  • 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. (Rodriguesophis iglesiasi, new combination).



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