Rhadinaea forbesi

Rhadinaea forbesi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Rhadinaea
Species:	R. forbesi
Binomial name
	Rhadinaea forbesi; H.M. Smith, 1942

Last updated October 06, 2025

Rhadinaea forbesi, also known commonly as Forbes' graceful brown snake^[1]^[2] and la hojarasquera de Forbes in Mexican Spanish,^[2] is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, forbesi, is in honor of Dyfrig McHattie Forbes, who was both a Mexican planter and an amateur herpetologist.^[3]

Geographic range

R. forbesi is found in the Mexican state of Veracruz.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. forbesi is forest, at altitudes of 518–1,500 m (1,699–4,921 ft).^[1]

Behavior

R. forbesi is terrestrial and fossorial.^[1]

Reproduction

R. forbesi is oviparous.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Lopez-Luna, M.A.; Canseco-Márquez, L.; Santos-Barrera, G. (2007). "Rhadinaea forbesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T63891A12718473. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63891A12718473.en . Retrieved 26 April 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 Species Rhadinaea forbesi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhadinaea forbesi, p. 91).

Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
Liner EA (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (80): 1–60. (Rhadinaea forbesi, p. 52).
Smith HM (1942). "Descriptions of New Species and Subspecies of Mexican Snakes of the Genus Rhadinaea ". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington55: 185–192. (Rhadinaea forbesi, new species, pp. 188–189 + Figure 3 on p. 192).

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Lopez-Luna, M.A.; Canseco-Márquez, L.; Santos-Barrera, G. (2007). "Rhadinaea forbesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T63891A12718473. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63891A12718473.en . Retrieved 26 April 2023.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Species Rhadinaea forbesi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhadinaea forbesi, p. 91).

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