Erythrolamprus festae

Erythrolamprus festae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Erythrolamprus
Species:
E. festae
Binomial name
Erythrolamprus festae
(Peracca, 1897)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rhadinaea festae
    Peracca, 1897
  • Liophis festae
    — Amaral, 1929
  • Erythrolamprus festae
    — Grazziotin et al., 2012

Erythrolamprus festae, also known commonly as the drab ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to northwestern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, festae, is in honor of Italian zoologist Enrico Festa.[3]

Geographic range

E. festae is found in Ecuador and Peru.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. festae is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,680 m (1,970–5,510 ft).[1]

Reproduction

E. festae is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Cisneros-Heredia DF; Yánez-Muñoz M (2016). "Erythrolamprus festae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T15179235A15179244. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T15179235A15179244.en. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Erythrolamprus festae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liophis festae, p. 89)

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