Psomophis joberti

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Psomophis joberti
Psomophis joberti in Lencois Maranhenses National Park - ZooKeys-246-051-g007-E.jpeg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Psomophis
Species:
P. joberti
Binomial name
Psomophis joberti
(Sauvage, 1884)
Synonyms [2]
  • Enicognathus joberti
    Sauvage, 1884
  • Liophis joberti
    Hoge, 1958
  • Psomophis joberti
    Myers & Cadle, 1994

Psomophis joberti, also known commonly as Jobert's ground snake and cobra-corredeira in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to eastern South America.

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Etymology

The specific name, joberti, is in honor of French zoologist C. Jobert who collected natural history specimens in Brazil. [3]

Geographic range

P. joberti is found in eastern Brazil, and may also occur in extreme eastern Bolivia. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. joberti are grassland and savanna with sandy soils. [1]

Behavior

P. joberti is diurnal and terrestrial. [1]

Reproduction

P. joberti is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo, A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Barbo, F.E.; Costa, G.C.; Pontes, G.M.F.; Colli, G.R.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira, M.E.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Sawaya, R.J.; Cechin, C.T.Z; da Costa, T.B.G. (2019). "Psomophis joberti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T15182335A15182384. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Psomophis joberti ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  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. (Psomophis joberti, p. 135).

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