Trimetopon barbouri

Trimetopon barbouri
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Trimetopon
Species:	T. barbouri
Binomial name
Trimetopon barbouri Dunn, 1930

Barbour's tropical ground snake (Trimetopon barbouri), also known commonly as Barbour's pygmy snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Panama.

Etymology

The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.[2]

Geographic range

T. barbouri is endemic to the western region of Panama, and occasionally is found on Barro Colorado Island.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. barbouri is forest, at altitudes of 20–800 m (66–2,625 ft).[1]

Description

T. barbouri has two normal prefrontals, unlike other species of its genus which have the prefrontals fused. The holotype, a male, measures 26 cm (10 in) in total length, which includes a tail 6.5 cm (2.6 in) long.[4]

Reproduction

T. barbouri is oviparous.[5]

References

1. Ibáñez, R.; Jaramillo, C. (2013). "Trimetopon barbouri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T203602A2769053. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203602A2769053.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. 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. (Trimetopon barbouri, p. 16).
3. "Barbour's Tropical Ground Snake (Trimetopon barbouri )". Encyclopedia Of Life. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
4. Dunn (1930).
5. Species Trimetopon barbouri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• Derry J, Ruback P, Ray JM (2015). "Range extension and notes on the natural history of Trimetopon barbouri Dunn, 1930 (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (1): 136–139.
• Dunn ER (1930). "New Snakes from Costa Rica and Panama". Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 5: 329–332. (Trimetopon barbouri, new species, p. 331).