Stenorrhina degenhardtii

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Stenorrhina degenhardtii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Stenorrhina
Species:
S. degenhardtii
Binomial name
Stenorrhina degenhardtii
(Berthold, 1846)
Synonyms [2]
  • Calamaria degenhardtii
    Berthold 1846
  • Stenorhina ventralis
    A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
  • Stenorhina kennicottiana
    Cope, 1860
  • Stenorrhina degenhardtii
    — Cope, 1876

Stenorrhina degenhardtii, also known by its common name Degenhardt's scorpion-eating snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. [3] [4] The species is native to southeastern Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. There are three recognized subspecies.

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Etymology

The specific name, degenhardtii, is in honor of a German named Degenhardt who collected amphibians and reptiles in northern South America in the 1840s. [5]

Geographic range

S. degenhardtii is found in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Veracruz; [2] in the Central American countries of Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama; [1] and in the South American countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. [1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of S. degenhardti are forest and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 2,800 m (9,200 ft), but it has also been found in agricultural areas. [1]

Description

A medium-sized snake, S. degenhardtii may attain a total length (including tail) of 65 cm (26 in). [2]

Behavior

S. degenhardtii is diurnal and terrestrial. [1]

Diet

S. degenhardtii preys predominately upon scorpions and spiders, but also eats crickets, grasshoppers, and insect larvae. [1]

Reproduction

S. degenhardtii is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is 11–12 eggs. [1]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lee J, Mandujano RC, Rivas G, Schargel W, Wilson LD (2017). "Stenorrhina degenhardtii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T198516A2528344.en. Accessed on 30 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Species Stenorrhina degenhardtii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Berthold AA (1846). "Über verschiedene neue oder seltene Reptilien aus Neu-Granada und Crustaceen aus China". Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen3: 3-32 + Plates I–III. (Calamaria degenhardtii, new species, p. 8 + Plate I, figures 3–4). (in German and Latin).
  4. "Stenorrhina degenhardtii ". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  5. 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. (Stenorrhina degenhardtii, p. 67).

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