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 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.
- ↑ "Adelphicos daryi ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ↑ 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).
Further reading
- Campbell JA, Ford LS. 1982. Phylogenetic relationships of the colubrid snake genus Adelphicos in the highlands of Middle America. Occ. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist., Univ. Kansas (100): 1-22. (Adelphicos daryi, new species, pp. 3-6, Figures 2, 4-6).
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