Scaphiodontophis annulatus

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Scaphiodontophis annulatus

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Scaphiodontophis
Species:
S. annulatus
Binomial name
Scaphiodontophis annulatus
Synonyms[2]
  • Enicognathus annulatus
    A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron &
    A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
  • Diadophis annulatus
    — Garman, 1884
  • Polyodontophis annulatus
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Henicognathus venustissimus
    — Günther, 1895
  • Sibynophis zeteki
    Dunn, 1930
  • Sibinophis annulatus
    — Ditmars, 1934
  • Scaphiodontophis carpicinctus
    Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1943
  • Scaphiodontophis zeteki
    — Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1943
  • Scaphiodontophis cyclurus
    — Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1943
  • Scaphiodontophis nothus
    — Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1943
  • Scaphiodontophis albonuchalis
    — Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1943
  • Scaphiodontophis annulatus
    — J. Peters & , 1970

Scaphiodontophis annulatus, commonly known as the Guatemala neckband snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. There are four recognized subspecies.

Geographic distribution[]

S. annulatus is found in the Mexican states of Puebla and Yucatán, and in Belize, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.[2]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of S. annulatus is forest at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[1]

Subspecies[]

The following four subspecies are recognized as being valid.[2]

Reproduction[]

S. annulatus is oviparous.[2]

Etymology[]

The subspecific name, dugandi, is in honor of Colombian biologist Armando Dugand.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b , (2013). "Scaphiodontophis annulatus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T198404A2525590.en.
  2. ^ a b c d Scaphiodontophis annulatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 December 2018.
  3. ^ Roze (1969).

Further reading[]

  • Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième [Volume 7]. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Enicognathus annulatus, new species, pp. 335–336). (in French).
  • (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
  • (1984). "Scaphiodontophis (Serpentes: Colubridae): Natural History and Test of a Mimicry-Related Hypothesis". pp. 185–194. In: , , , , (1984). Vertebrate Ecology and Systematics: A Tribute to Henry S. Fitch. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 10. Lawrence: University of Kansas. viii + 278 pp.
  • Roze JA (1969). "Una nueva coral falsa del genero Scaphiodontophis (Serpentes: Colubridae) de Colombia ". Caldasia 10: 355–363. (Scaphiodontophis dugandi, new species, figures 1–3). (in Spanish, with an English summary).
  • Schmidt KP (1936). "New Amphibians and Reptiles in the Museum of Comparative Zoology". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 49: 43–50. (Sibynophis annulatus hondurensis, new subspecies, pp. 48–49).
  • Taylor EH, Smith HM (1943). "A Review of the American Sibynophine Snakes, with the Proposal of a New Genus". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 29: 301–337 + Plates XXI–XXV. (Scaphiodontophis nothus, new species, pp. 320–322, Figure 8 + Plate XXIII, figure 2).


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