Rhadinaea myersi
| Rhadinaea myersi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Rhadinaea |
| Species: | R. myersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhadinaea myersi Rossman, 1965
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Rhadinaea myersi, also known commonly as Myers' graceful brown snake and la hojarasquera de Myers in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern Mexico.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, myersi, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles William Myers.[3]: 185
Geographic distribution
Rhadinaea myersi is endemic to the Mexican state of Oaxaca, where it is found in the Sierra Madre del Sur.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Rhadinaea myersi is forest, at elevations of approximately 1,524 m (5,000 ft).[1]
Reproduction
Rhadinaea myersi is oviparous.[2]
Taxonomy
Rhadinaea myersi is a member of the Rhadinaea decorata species group.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Canseco-Márquez, L. (2007). "Rhadinaea myersi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007 e.T63902A12724522. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Species Rhadinaea myersi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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
- Heimes, P. (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3-89973-100-2. 572 pp.
- Mata-Silva, V.; Johnson, J.D.; García-Padilla, E. (2015). "The herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition, physiographic distribution, and conservation status". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 2 (1): 6–62.
- Myers, C.W. (1974). "The systematics of Rhadinaea (Colubridae), a genus of New World snakes". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 153 (1): 1–262. (Rhadinaea myersi, p. 91).
- Rossman, D.A. (1965). "Two New Colubrid Snakes of the Genus Rhadinaea from Southern Mexico". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Louisiana State University (32): 1–8. (Rhadinaea myersi, new species, pp. 1–4, Figure 1).