Erythrolamprus janaleeae

Erythrolamprus janaleeae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Erythrolamprus
Species:
E. janaleeae
Binomial name
Erythrolamprus janaleeae
(Dixon, 2000)
Synonyms[2]
  • Liophis janaleeae
    Dixon, 2000
  • Erythrolamprus janaleeae
    — Grazziotin et al., 2012

Erythrolamprus janaleeae is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Peru.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, janaleeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Janalee Paige Caldwell.[3]

Geographic range

E. janaleeae is found on the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. janaleeae is forest, at altitudes of 854–2,700 m (2,802–8,858 ft).[1]

Description

E. janaleeae has smooth dorsal scales, each with one apical pit. The dorsal scales are in 17 rows at the neck and at midbody, but reduced to 15 rows on the posterior body.[2]

Reproduction

E. janaleeae is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dixon JR (2016). "Erythrolamprus janaleeae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T176836A50954098. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176836/50954098. Accessed on 11 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Erythrolamprus janaleeae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 August 2014.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liophis janaleeae, p. 133).

Further reading

  • Dixon JR (2000). "Ecuadorian, Peruvian, and Bolivian Snakes of the Liophis taeniurus Complex with Descriptions of Two New Species". Copeia 2000 (2): 482–490. (Liophis janaleeae, new species).
  • Grazziotin FG, Zaher H, Murphy RW, Scrocchi G, Benevides MA, Zhang Y-P, Bonatto SL (2012). "Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal". Cladistics 28 (5): 437–459. (Erythrolamprus janaleeae, new combination).



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