Masticophis anthonyi
| Masticophis anthonyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Masticophis |
| Species: | M. anthonyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Masticophis anthonyi (Stejneger, 1901) | |
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Masticophis anthonyi, also known commonly as the Clarion Island whip snake and el látigo de Isla Clarión in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Clarion Island in Mexico.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, anthonyi, is in honor of American ornithologist Alfred Webster Anthony.[3]: 10
Habitat
The natural habitats of Masticophis anthonyi are grassland and shrubland.[1]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Masticophis anthonyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007 e.T63844A12721436. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63844A12721436.en. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- 1 2 3 Masticophis anthonyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ 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.
Further reading
- Stejneger, L. (1901). "Description of a new species of Snake from Clarion Island, West Coast of Mexico". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 23 (1231): 715–717. (Bascanion anthonyi, new species).