Chersodromus liebmanni

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Chersodromus liebmanni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Chersodromus
Species:
C. liebmanni
Binomial name
Chersodromus liebmanni
Reinhardt, 1861
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Synonyms [2]
  • Ninia liebmanni
    (Reinhardt, 1861)
  • Chersodromus nigricans
    Reinhardt, 1861
  • Opisthiodon torquatus
    W. Peters, 1861
  • Dirosema collare
    F. Werner, 1900

Chersodromus liebmanni, also known commonly as Liebmann's earth runner and la corredora de Liebmann in Mexican Spanish, [2] is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

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Etymology

The specific name, liebmanni, is in honor of Danish botanist Frederik Michael Liebmann. [3]

Description

Like all species in its genus, C. liebmanni has a single fused prefrontal shield instead of the usual pair of prefrontal scales. [2]

Geographic range

C. liebmanni is found in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Veracruz. [1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. liebmanni is forest. [1]

Behavior

C. liebmanni is terrestrial and shelters under rocks and fallen logs. [1]

Reproduction

C. liebmanni is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Canseco-Márquez L, Campbell JA, Ponce-Campos P, Muñoz-Alonso A, García Aguayo A (2007). "Chersodromus liebmanni " . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63741A12712344. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/63741/12712344. Accessed on 09 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Species Chersodromus liebmanni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chersodromus liebmanni, p. 158).

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