Calamodontophis ronaldoi

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Calamodontophis ronaldoi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Calamodontophis
Species:
C. ronaldoi
Binomial name
Calamodontophis ronaldoi

Calamodontophis ronaldoi is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Brazil.

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Etymology

The specific name, ronaldoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Ronaldo Fernandes (born 1966). [2]

Geographic range

C. ronaldoi is found in the Brazilian state of Paraná. [3]

Description

C. ronaldi may be identified by distinctive markings on the head and body. On the head, it has a black comma-shaped blotch which extends from the corner of the mouth to the gular scales, and a separate oval black blotch on the parietals. On the body, it has a light-colored longitudinal dorsal line. [3]

Reproduction

C. ronaldi is viviparous. [3]

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References

  1. Moura-Leite, J.C.; Bérnils, R.S.; Morato, S.A.A. (2000). "Calamodontophis ronaldoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2000: e.T39906A10281844. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39906A10281844.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 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. (Calamodontophis ronaldoi, p. 225).
  3. 1 2 3 Species Calamodontophis ronaldi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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