Erythrolamprus_ingeri

<i>Erythrolamprus ingeri</i>

Erythrolamprus ingeri

Species of snake

Erythrolamprus ingeri is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.[2]

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Etymology

The specific name, ingeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger.[3]

Geographic range

E. ingeri is found in the Venezuelan state of Bolívar.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of E. ingeri are shrubland and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 1,900–2,100 m (6,200–6,900 ft).[1]

Reproduction

E. ingeri is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Rivas G, Schargel W (2015). "Erythrolamprus ingeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T50956042A115405585. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/50956042/115405585 Downloaded on 02 October 2018.
  2. [2]
    Erythrolamprus ingeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 August 2014.
  3. [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. (Liophis ingeri, p. 129).

Further reading

  • Freiberg MA (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Liophis ingeri, p. 102).
  • 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. (Erythrolamprus ingeri, new combination).
  • Kornacker PM (1999). Checklist and key to the snakes of Venezuela: Lista sistemática y clave para las serpientes de Venezuela. Rheinbach, Germany: PaKo-Verlag. 270 pp. ISBN 978-3980624008. (Liophis ingeri, p. 105). (in English and Spanish).
  • Roze J (1958). "Los reptiles del Chimantá Tepui (Estado Bolívar, Venezuela) colectados por la expedición botánica del Chicago Natural History Museum ". Acta Biologica Venezuelica 22 (25): 299–314. (Liophis ingeri, new species, p. 303). (in Spanish).



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