Erythrolamprus pyburni

Erythrolamprus pyburni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Erythrolamprus
Species:	E. pyburni
Binomial name
Erythrolamprus pyburni (Markezich & Dixon, 1979)
Synonyms [1] [2]
Umbrivaga pyburniMarkezich & Dixon, 1979

Erythrolamprus pyburni, Pyburn's tropical forest snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Colombia. ^{[1] [2]} It is only known from its type locality, Loma Linda in the Meta Department. ^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, pyburni, is in honor of American herpetologist William Frank "Billy" Pyburn  [ fr ] (1927–2007). ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Gower, D.J.; Castro, F. (2017). "Erythrolamprus pyburni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T177558A44581523. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T177558A44581523.en . Retrieved 14 March 2023.
2. Erythrolamprus pyburni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 14 March 2023.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Pyburn", p. 213).