Erythrolamprus janaleeae
| Erythrolamprus janaleeae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Erythrolamprus |
| Species: | E. janaleeae |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythrolamprus janaleeae (Dixon, 2000) | |
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Erythrolamprus janaleeae is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Peru.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, janaleeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Janalee Paige Caldwell.[3]
Geographic range
E. janaleeae is found on the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. janaleeae is forest, at altitudes of 854–2,700 m (2,800–8,860 ft).[1]
Description
E. janaleeae has smooth dorsal scales, each with one apical pit. The dorsal scales are in 17 rows at the neck and at midbody, but reduced to 15 rows on the posterior body.[2]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 3 Dixon JR (2016). "Erythrolamprus janaleeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T176836A50954098. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T176836A50954098.en. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Erythrolamprus janaleeae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 August 2014.
- ↑ 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 janaleeae, p. 133)
Further reading
- Dixon JR (2000). "Ecuadorian, Peruvian, and Bolivian Snakes of the Liophis taeniurus Complex with Descriptions of Two New Species". Copeia. 2000 (2): 482–490. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2000)000[0482:EPABSO]2.0.CO;2. (Liophis janaleeae, new species)
- Grazziotin FG; Zaher H; Murphy RW; Scrocchi G; Benevides 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 janaleeae, new combination)