Liotyphlops ternetzii
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Anomalepididae |
Genus: | Liotyphlops |
Species: | L. ternetzii
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Binomial name | |
Liotyphlops ternetzii (Boulenger, 1896)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Liotyphlops ternetzii is a species of snake in the family Anomalepididae.[3] The species is endemic to South America.[4]
Etymology[]
The specific name, ternetzii, is in honor of ichthyologist (born 1870).[5]
Geographic range[]
L. ternetzii is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay.[2]
Habitat[]
The preferred natural habitats of L. ternetzii are grassland, savanna, and forest, at altitudes of 200–1,000 m (660–3,280 ft).[1]
Reproduction[]
References[]
- ^ a b Nogueira, C. de C.; Williams, J.; Fitzgerald, L.; Arzamendia, V.; Scrocchi, G. (2019). "Liotyphlops ternetzii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T203201A2762069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T203201A2762069.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Liotyphlops ternetzii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Liotyphlops ternetzii ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liotyphlops ternetzii, p. 263).
Further reading[]
- Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III. ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Helminthophis ternetzii, new species, p. 584).
- Dixon JR, (1983). "The Central and South American Anomalepid [sic] Snakes of the Genus Liotyphlops ". Amphibia-Reptilia 4 (2): 241-264.
- Freiberg MA (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Liotyphlops ternetzii, p. 86).
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Anomalepididae
- Endemic fauna of Brazil
- Reptiles described in 1896
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