Dary's burrowing snake

Dary's burrowing snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Adelphicos
Species: A. daryi
Binomial name
Adelphicos daryi
Campbell & Ford, 1982

Dary's burrowing snake (Adelphicos daryi ) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, daryi, is in honor of Guatemalan biologist Mario Dary Rivera (1928-1981).[3]

Geographic range and habitat

A. daryi is endemic to the Guatemalan central highlands in pine-oak forests, at elevations from 1,300–2,135 m (4,265–7,005 ft).[1]

Behavior

Dary's burrowing snake is terrestrial, fossorial, and mainly nocturnal.[1]

Conservation status

A. daryi is threatened by urban sprawl.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Acevedo M, Ariano-Sánchez D, Johnson J. (2014). "Adelphicos daryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. "Adelphicos daryi ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  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. (Adelphicos daryi, p. 66).

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