Urotheca myersi

Urotheca myersi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Urotheca
Species:	U. myersi
Binomial name
	Urotheca myersi; Savage & Lahanas, 1989

Last updated October 06, 2025

Urotheca myersi is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Costa Rica.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, myersi, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles William Myers.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of U. myersi is forest, at altitudes of 1,500–2,255 m (4,921–7,398 ft).^[1]

Description

Dorsally, U. myersi is uniformly dark brown, except for the head which is lighter brown. Ventrally, it is bright canary yellow.^[2]

Behavior

U. myersi is terrestrial.^[1]

Diet

U. myersi preys upon salamanders and frogs.^[1]

Reproduction

U. myersi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Chaves, G.; Porras, L.W.; Solórzano, A.; Acosta Chaves, V. (2014). "Urotheca myersi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T203620A2769172. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 Species Urotheca myersi at The Reptile Database
↑ 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. (Urotheca myersi, p. 185).

Barrio-Amorós CL (2020). "Distribution of the Costa Rican Glasstail, Urotheca myersi Savage and Lahanas 1979". Reptiles & Amphibians27 (3): 428–429.
Lips KR (1993). "Geographic distribution. Urotheca myersi (NCN [= no common name]). Costa Rica: Puntarenas Province". Herpetological Review24 (3): 111.
Savage JM (2002). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. xx + 945 pp. ISBN 0-226-73537-0.
Savage JM, Lahanas PN (1989). "A New Species of Colubrid Snake (Genus Urotheca) from the Cordillera de Talamanca of Costa Rica". Copeia1989 (4): 892–896. (Urotheca myersi, new species).

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Chaves, G.; Porras, L.W.; Solórzano, A.; Acosta Chaves, V. (2014). "Urotheca myersi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T203620A2769172. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Species Urotheca myersi 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. (Urotheca myersi, p. 185).

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