Pseudalsophis steindachneri
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Pseudalsophis |
| Species: | P. steindachneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudalsophis steindachneri (Van Denburgh, 1912) | |
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Pseudalsophis steindachneri, also known commonly as the Galápagos painted racer, Steindachner's snake, and the striped Galapagos snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is indigenous to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador.
Etymology
Pseudalsophis steindachneri is named after Franz Steindachner, an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist,[3]: 252 who published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians.
Description
Pseudalsophis steindacneri has smooth dorsal scales, which are arranged in 19 rows at midbody and lack apical pits. The ventrals number 169–180, and the subcaudals number 96–114.[2]
Geographic range
In the Galápagos Islands, Pseudalsophis steindachneri is found on the following islands: Baltra, North Seymour, Rábida, Santa Cruz, and Santiago.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Pseudalsophis steindachneri are forest and shrubland, at elevations from near sea level to 100 m (330 ft).[1]
Behavior
Pseudalsophis steindachneri is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 3 4 Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Márquez, C. (2017). "Pseudalsophis steindachneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T190542A54447669. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "Pseudalsophis steindachneri ". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ↑ 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
- Betancourt-Cargua, Lenyn; Román, Andrea C.; Morejón-Jaramillo, Gustavo; Pinto, C. Miguel (2023). "Updated diet of the Galápagos painted racer Pseudalsophis steindachneri (Van Denburgh, 1912) based on prey items retrieved from a damaged museum specimen". Herpetology Notes. 16: 919–922.
- Thomas, R.A. (1997). "Galapagos terrestrial snakes: biogeography and systematics". Herpetological Natural History. 5 (1): 19–40. (Antillophis steindachneri, new combination).
- Van Denburgh, J. (1912). "Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences to the Galapagos Islands, 1905–1906. IV. The Snakes of the Galapagos Islands". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. 1: 323–374. (Dromicus steindachneri, new species, pp. 353–355).
- Zaher, H.; Grazziotin, F.G.; Cadle, J.E.; Murphy, R.W.; Moura-Leite, J.C.; Bonatto, S.L. (2009). "Molecular phylogeny of advanced snakes (Serpentes, Caenophidia) with an emphasis on South American Xenodontines: a revised classification and descriptions of new taxa". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. 49 (11): 115–153. (Pseudalsophis steindachneri, new combination, p. 143). (in English with an abstract in Portuguese).