Erythrolamprus ingeri

Erythrolamprus ingeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Erythrolamprus
Species:
E. ingeri
Binomial name
Erythrolamprus ingeri
(Roze, 1958)
Synonyms[2]
  • Liophis ingeri
    Roze, 1958
  • Erythrolamprus ingeri
    — Grazziotin et al., 2012

Erythrolamprus ingeri is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, ingeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger.[3]

Geographic range

E. ingeri is found in the Venezuelan state of Bolívar.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of E. ingeri are shrubland and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 1,900–2,100 m (6,200–6,900 ft).[1]

Reproduction

E. ingeri is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Rivas G; Schargel W (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Erythrolamprus ingeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T50956042A115405585. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T50956042A50956145.en. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Erythrolamprus ingeri 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 ingeri, p. 129)

Further reading

  • Freiberg MA (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Liophis ingeri, p. 102)
  • 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. Bibcode:2012Cladi..28..437G. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2012.00393.x. PMID 34836446. (Erythrolamprus ingeri, new combination)
  • Kornacker PM (1999). Lista sistemática y clave para las serpientes de Venezuela [Checklist and key to the snakes of Venezuela] (in English and Spanish). Rheinbach, Germany: PaKo-Verlag. ISBN 978-3980624008. (Liophis ingeri, p. 105)
  • Roze J (1958). "Los reptiles del Chimantá Tepui (Estado Bolívar, Venezuela) colectados por la expedición botánica del Chicago Natural History Museum". Acta Biologica Venezuelica (in Spanish). 22 (25): 299–314. (Liophis ingeri, new species, p. 303)