Rhadinella hempsteadae

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Rhadinella hempsteadae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Rhadinella
Species:
R. hempsteadae
Binomial name
Rhadinella hempsteadae
(Stuart & Bailey, 1941)
Synonyms [2]
  • Rhadinaea hempsteadae
    Stuart & Bailey, 1941
  • Rhadinella hempsteadae
    Myers, 2011

Rhadinella hempsteadae, also known commonly as Hempstead's pine woods snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Guatemala. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, hempsteadae, is in honor of Guatemalan coffee planter Maria Luisa Hempstead. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. hempsteadae is forest, at altitudes of 1,600–2,600 m (5,200–8,500 ft). [1]

Description

The holotype of R. hempsteadae, an adult male, has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 266 mm (10.5 in), plus a tail length of 128 mm (5.0 in). [4]

Behavior

R. hempsteadae is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]

Reproduction

R. hempsteadae is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Acevedo, M.; Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Johnson, J. (2022). "Rhadinella hempsteadae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T202417A217779061. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Rhadinella hempsteadae at The Reptile Database
  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 hempsteadae, p. 121).
  4. Stuart LC, Bailey JR (1941).

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