Middle American burrowing snake | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Adelphicos |
Species: | A. quadrivirgatum |
Binomial name | |
Adelphicos quadrivirgatum Jan, 1862 | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Adelphicos quadrivirgatum, the Middle American burrowing snake, is a species of dipsadine colubrid snake, endemic to Mexico and Central America. [1] [2]
A. quadrivirgatum is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Mexico; [1] [2] in Mexico, its range extends southward from the states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas [1] to San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Puebla, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. [2]
A. quadrivirgatum inhabits tropical and subtropical wet and moist forest at elevations from sea level to 1,740 m (5,710 ft). It is often found beneath logs. [1]
A. quadrivirgatum is a small snake. Adult females may attain a total length of 36.5 cm (14.4 in), which includes a tail 5.5 cm (2.2 in) long. Dorsally, it is pale reddish brown, with four or five blackish narrow stripes. Ventrally, it is whitish with a brown stripe along the middle of the tail. [3]