Biology:Leptophis diplotropis
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| Original illustration by G.H. Ford in Günther, 1872 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Leptophis |
| Species: | L. diplotropis
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptophis diplotropis (Günther, 1872)
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Leptophis diplotropis, commonly known as the Pacific Coast parrot snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[3] The species is endemic to Mexico.[1]
Geographic range
The geographic range of L. diplotropis in Mexico extends from southwestern Chihuahua and southern Sonora to southeastern Oaxaca.
Subspecies
There are two recognized subspecies, including the nominate race.
- Leptophis diplotropis diplotropis (Günther, 1872)
- Leptophis diplotropis forreri H.M. Smith, 1943
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Leptophis.
Etymology
The subspecific name, forreri, is in honor of Alphonse Forrer (1836–1899), an England -born collecter of zoological specimens in Mexico for the British Museum.[4]
Habitat
L. diplotropis is found in tropical dry forest, semi-deciduous forest, mangrove forest, oak forest and wet forest, from sea level up to 1,600 m (5,200 ft). It is a highly adaptable species, which is also found in disturbed areas.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Leptophis diplotropis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63840A12721094. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63840A12721094.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/63840/12721094. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I–XX. (Leptophis diplotropis, pp. 110–111).
- ↑ "Leptophis diplotropis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585925. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ↑ 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. (Leptophis diplotropis forreri, p. 92).
Further reading
- Günther A (1872). "Seventh Account of new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Fourth Series 9: 13–37. ("Ahætulla diplotropis", new species, pp. 25–26 + Plate VI, figure A).
- Smith HM (1943). "Summary of the Collections of snakes and crocodilians made in Mexico under the Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship". Proc. U.S. National Mus. 93 (3169): 393–504. ("Leptophis diplotropis forreri, new subspecies", p. 443).
Wikidata ☰ Q2708063 entry
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