Erythrolamprus ingeri

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Erythrolamprus ingeri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Erythrolamprus
Species:
E. ingeri
Binomial name
Erythrolamprus ingeri
(Roze, 1958)
Synonyms [2]
  • Liophis ingeri
    Roze, 1958
  • Erythrolamprus ingeri
    Grazziotin et al., 2012

Erythrolamprus ingeri is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela. [2]

Etymology

The specific name, ingeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger. [3]

Geographic range

E. ingeri is found in the Venezuelan state of Bolívar. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of E. ingeri are shrubland and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 1,900–2,100 m (6,200–6,900 ft). [1]

Reproduction

E. ingeri is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rivas G, Schargel W (2015). "Erythrolamprus ingeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T50956042A115405585. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/50956042/115405585 Downloaded on 02 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Erythrolamprus ingeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 25 August 2014.
  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. (Liophis ingeri, p. 129).

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