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Rodriguesophis iglesiasi

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Species of snake

Rodriguesophis iglesiasi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Rodriguesophis
Species: R. iglesiasi
Binomial name
Rodriguesophis iglesiasi
(Gomes, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Rhinostoma iglesiasi
    Gomes, 1915
  • Rhinostoma bimaculatum
    A. Lutz & Mello, 1922
  • Phimophis iglesiasi
    — Bailey, 1967
  • Rodriguesophis iglesiasi
    — Grazziotin et al., 2012

Rodriguesophis iglesiasi, also known commonly as Gomes' pampas snake or Gomes's pampas snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, iglesias, is in honor of Brazilian zoologist Francisco Iglesias.

Geographic range

R. iglesiasi is found in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Piauí, and Tocantins.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of R. iglesiasi are grassland, shrubland, and savanna.

Description

A small snake, R. iglesiasi may attain a total length (including tail) of 51.7 cm (20.4 in).

Dorsally, it is reddish with a black nuchal blotch. Ventrally, it is pinkish white. The rostral is spatulate, but not upturned. The iris of the eye is black.

Behavior

R. iglesiasi is terrestrial.

Diet

R. iglesiasi preys predominately upon lizards.

Reproduction

R. iglesiasi is oviparous. Clutch size is small, usually only two eggs.

References

  1. ^ Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo , A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Barbo, F.E.; Costa, G.C.; Pontes, G.M.F.; Colli, G.R.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira, M.E.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Sawaya, R.J.; Cechin, C.T.Z; da Costa, T.B.G. (2019). "Rodriguesophis iglesiasi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T203560A123740694. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Species Rodriguesophis iglesiasi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Phimophis iglesias, p. 129).

Further reading

  • Bailey JR (1967). "The Synthetic Approach to Colubrid Classification". Herpetologica 23 (2): 155–161. (Phimophis iglesiasi, new combination).
  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Phimophis iglesiasi, p. 107).
  • Gomes JF (1915). "Contribuição para o conhecimento dos ophidios do Brasil. 1. Descrição de quatro especies novas e um novo Gênero de opisthóglyphos. 2. Ophidios do Museu Rocha (Ceará)". Annaes Paulistas de Medicina e Cirurgia 4 (6): 121–129. (Rhinostoma iglesiasi, new species, p. 126). (in Portuguese).
  • Grazziotin FG, Zaher H, Murphy RW, Scrocchi G, Benavides MA, Zhang Y-P, Bonatto SL (2012). "Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal". Cladistics 28 (5): 437–459. (Rodriguesophis iglesiasi, new combination).


Taxon identifiers
Rodriguesophis iglesiasi


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