Synophis bogerti
Synophis bogerti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Synophis |
Species: | S. bogerti
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Binomial name | |
Synophis bogerti , , , Chávez & , 2015
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Synophis bogerti, known commonly as Bogert's fishing snake or Bogert's shadow snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
Etymology[]
The specific name, bogerti, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.[1]
Geographic range[]
S. bogerti is found in Napo Province, Ecuador.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Species Synophis bogerti at The Reptile Database
Further reading[]
- Torres-Carvajal, Omar; Echevarría, Lourdes; Venegas, Pablo Javier; Chávez, Germán; Camper, Jeffrey (2015). "Description and phylogeny of three new species of Synophis (Colubridae, Dipsadinae) from the tropical Andes in Ecuador and Peru". ZooKeys 546: 153–179. (Synophis bogerti, new species). (in English with an abstract in Spanish).
Categories:
- Colubrids
- Snakes of South America
- Reptiles of Ecuador
- Endemic fauna of Ecuador
- Reptiles described in 2015
- Colubrid stubs