Biology:Liotyphlops schubarti

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Short description: Species of snake

Liotyphlops schubarti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Anomalepididae
Genus: Liotyphlops
Species:
L. schubarti
Binomial name
Liotyphlops schubarti
Vanzolini, 1948

Liotyphlops schubarti is a species of snake in the family Anomalepididae.[1] The species is endemic to Brazil .[2]

Etymology

The specific name, schubarti, is in honor of German-born Brazilian zoologist Otto Schubart.[3]

Geographic range

L. schubarti is found in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. schubarti is forest.[5]

Reproduction

L. schubarti is oviparous.[4]

References

  1. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN:1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN:1-893777-01-4 (volume). (Liotyphlops schubarti, p. 51).
  2. "Liotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=209624. Retrieved 29 August 2007. 
  3. 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. (Liotyphlops schubarti, p. 238).
  4. 4.0 4.1 Species Liotyphlops schubarti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  5. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named iucn status 19 November 2021

Further reading

  • Dixon JR, Kofron CP (1983). "The Central and South American Anomalepid Snakes of the Genus Liotyphlops ". Amphibia-Reptilia 4 (2): 241–264.
  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 189 pp. ISBN:0-87666-912-7. (Liotyphlops schubarti, p. 86).
  • Vanzolini PE (1948). "Notas sobre os ofídios e lagartos de Cachoeira de Emas, no município de Pirassununga, Estado São Paulo ". Revista Brasileira de Biologia, Rio de Janeiro 8: 377–400. (Liotyphlops schubarti, new species, p. 379). (in Portuguese).


Wikidata ☰ Q262443 entry