Xenopholis werdingorum

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Xenopholis werdingorum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Xenopholis
Species:
X. werdingorum
Binomial name
Xenopholis werdingorum
, & G. Köhler, 2009

Xenopholis werdingorum is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.

Etymology[]

The specific name, werdingorum (genitive, plural), is in honor of the Werding family of Bolivia, on whose hacienda the holotype was collected.[1]

Taxonomy[]

X. werdingorum is the most recently described (2009) of the three species in the genus Xenopholis.[2]

Geographic range[]

X. werdingorum is found in Bolivia (Santa Cruz Department) and adjacent Brazil.[2]

Description[]

Dorsally X. werdingorum is uniformly dark brown with an iridescent sheen. Ventrally, it is yellowish orange. The color transition on the flanks is gradual.[2] Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 40 cm (16 in), with a tail about 5 cm (2.0 in) long.[3]

Reproduction[]

The mode of reproduction of X. werdingorum is unknown.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ 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. (Xenopholis werdingorum, p. 281).
  2. ^ a b c d Species Xenopholis werdingorum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Powell, Randy L., et al. (2016).

Further reading[]

  • Costa, Henrique Caldeira; Bérnils, Renato Silveira (2015). "Répteis brasileiros: lista de espécies 2015 ". Herpetologia Brasileira 4 (3): 75–93. (in Portuguese).
  • Jansen, Martin; Álvarez, Lucindo Gonzales; Köhler, Gunther (2009). "Description of a new species of Xenopholis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Cerrado of Bolivia, with comments on Xenopholis scalaris in Bolivia". Zootaxa 2222: 31–45. (Xenopholis werdingorum, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
  • Powell, Randy L.; Eversole, Cord Blake; Crocker, Ashton V.; Lizarro, Dennis; Bravo, Reinaldo Cholima (2016). "Xenopholis werdingorum , Jansen, Álvarez & Köhler, 2009 (Squamata: Dipsadidae): range extension with comments on distribution". Check List 12 (5): 1–3.



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