Xenodon nattereri

Xenodon nattereri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Xenodon
Species:	X. nattereri
Binomial name
Xenodon nattereri (Steindachner, 1867)
Synonyms [2]
Heterodon nattereri Steindachner, 1867 Lystrophis nattereri (Steindachner, 1867)

Xenodon nattereri, also known commonly as Natterer's hognose snake and achatadeira in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to eastern South America. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, nattereri, is in honor of Austrian naturalist Johann Natterer. ^[3]

Description

A small species of snake, Xenodon nattereri has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of only 27 cm (11 in). ^[1]

Geographic distribution

Xenodon nattereri is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Xenodon nattereri are grassland and savanna. ^[1]

Behavior

Xenodon nattereri is diurnal, fossorial, and terrestrial. ^[1]

Diet

Xenodon nattereri preys predominately upon lizards of the family Gymnophthalmidae and their eggs. ^[1]

Reproduction

Xenodon nattereri is oviparous. ^{[1] [2]} Clutch size is two to ten eggs. ^[1]

References

1. 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). "Xenodon nattereri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T15183611A123739356. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Species Xenodon nattereri at The Reptile Database
3. Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lystrophis nattereri, p. 187).

Further reading

• Cacciali, Pier; Ortega, Carlos (2023). "First record of Xenodon nattereri (Steindachner, 1869) (Reptilia, Squamata, Dipsadidae) from Paraguay". Check List. 19 (2): 231–234.
• Hoge, A.R.; Cordeiro, C.L.; Romano, S.A.L. (1976). "Posição taxonomica de Lystrophis nattereri (Steindachner). [Serpentes, Colubridae] ". Memórias do Instituto Butantan. 39: 37–50. (Lystrophis nattereri, new combination). (in Portuguese).
• Steindachner, F. (1867). Reise der österreichischen Fregatta Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859. Zoologischer Theil, Erster Band [Volume 1]. 3. Reptilien. Vienna: Karl Gerold's Sohn / Kaiserlich-Königlichen Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. 98 pp. (Heterodon nattereri, new species, p. 90). (in German).
• Zaher, H.; Grazziotin, F.G.; Cadle, J.E.; Murphy, R.W.; Moura-Leite, J.C.; Bonatto, S.L. (2009). "Molecular phylogeny of advanced snakes (Serpentes: Caenophidia) with an emphasis on South American Xenodontines: a revised classification and descriptions of new taxa". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. 49 (11): 115–153. (Xenodon nattereri, new combination, p. 121). (in English, with an abstract in Portuguese).