Jaeger's ground snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
Genus: | Erythrolamprus |
Species: | E. jaegeri |
Binomial name | |
Erythrolamprus jaegeri (Günther, 1858) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Erythrolamprus jaegeri, commonly known as Jaeger's ground snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to South America. There are two recognized subspecies. [2]
The specific name, jaegeri, is in honor of German paleontologist Georg Friedrich Jäger. [3]
E. jaegeri is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. [2]
E. jaegeri is found in a variety of habitats, including forest, shrubland, grassland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes from near sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft). [1]
Erythrolamprus jaegeri belongs to the genus Erythrolamprus , which contains over 50 species. The genus Erythrolamprus belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae. The relationships of Erythrolamprus species located in northern South America can be shown in the cladogram below, based on molecular DNA analysis: [4]
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Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]
Nota bene : A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Erythrolamprus .
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