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Synophis bogerti

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Species of snake

Synophis bogerti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Synophis
Species: S. bogerti
Binomial name
Synophis bogerti
Torres-Carvajal, Echevarría, Venegas, Chávez & Camper, 2015

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.

Geographic range

S. bogerti is found in Napo Province, Ecuador.

References

  1. ^ 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).
Taxon identifiers
Synophis bogerti
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