Biology:Amaral's ground snake
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Short description: Species of snake
| Amaral's ground snake | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Caaeteboia |
| Species: | C. amarali
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| Binomial name | |
| Caaeteboia amarali (Wettstein, 1930)
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Amaral's ground snake (Caaeteboia amarali) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil .
Etymology
The specific name, amarali, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral.[2]
Geographic range
C. amarali is found in eastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, and Santa Catarina.[1]
Description
C. amarali is a small-sized, aglyphous, slender snake with a moderately long tail.[1][3]
Behavior
C. amarali is diurnal, partly arboreal, and exhibits dorsal flattening and cloacal evacuation as defensive behaviors (Marques et al. 2001).[1][3]
Diet
The diet of C. amarali consists of frogs and lizards.[1][3]
Reproduction
C. amarali is oviparous.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Caaeteboia amarali at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
- ↑ 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. (Liophis amarali, p. 7).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Passos, Paulo; Ramos, Luciana; Pereira, Donizete Neves (2012). "Distribution, natural history, and morphology of the rare snake, Caaeteboia amarali (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)". Salamandra 48: 51–57. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235733334.
Further reading
- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN:0-87666-912-7. (Liophis amarali, p. 102).
- Marques OAV, Eterovic A, Sazima I (2001). Serpentes da Mata Atlântica: Guia Ilustrado para a Serra do Mar. Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil: Holos Editora. 184 pp. (in Portuguese).
- Wettstein O (1930). "Eine neue colubridae Schlange aus Brasilien ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 88: 93–94. (Liophis amarali, new species). (in German).
- Zaher H, Grazzziotin FG, Cadle JE, Murphy RW, Moura-Leite JC, Bonatto SL (2009). "Molecular phylogeny of advanced snakes (Serpentes, Caenophidia) with an emphasis on South American Xenodontines: a revised classification and descriptions of new taxa". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 49 (11): 115–153. (Caaeteboia amarali, new combination, p. 144). (in English, with an abstract in Portuguese).
Wikidata ☰ Q2932211 entry
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