Scaphiodontophis annulatus, commonly known as the Guatemala neckband snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. There are four recognized subspecies.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Scaphiodontophis |
| Species: | S. annulatus
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Taxonomy edit
The following four subspecies are recognized as being valid.[2] The subspecific name, dugandi, is in honor of Colombian biologist Armando Dugand.[3]
- Scaphiodontophis annulatus annulatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
- Scaphiodontophis annulatus dugandi Roze, 1969
- Scaphiodontophis annulatus hondurensis (Schmidt, 1936)
- Scaphiodontophis annulatus nothus Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1943
Distribution and habitat edit
S. annulatus is found in Mexico, Belize, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.[2]
The preferred natural habitat of S. annulatus is forest at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b Mandujano RC, López-Luna MA (2013). "Scaphiodontophis annulatus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T198404A2525590.en.
- ^ a b c d Scaphiodontophis annulatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 December 2018.
- ^ Roze (1969).
Further reading edit
- Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième [Volume 7]. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Enicognathus annulatus, new species, pp. 335–336). (in French).
- Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
- Henderson RW (1984). "Scaphiodontophis (Serpentes: Colubridae): Natural History and Test of a Mimicry-Related Hypothesis". pp. 185–194. In: Seigel RA, Hunt LE, Knight JL, Malaret L, Zuschlag NL (1984). Vertebrate Ecology and Systematics: A Tribute to Henry S. Fitch. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 10. Lawrence: University of Kansas. viii + 278 pp.
- Roze JA (1969). "Una nueva coral falsa del genero Scaphiodontophis (Serpentes: Colubridae) de Colombia ". Caldasia 10: 355–363. (Scaphiodontophis dugandi, new species, figures 1–3). (in Spanish, with an English summary).
- Schmidt KP (1936). "New Amphibians and Reptiles in the Museum of Comparative Zoology". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 49: 43–50. (Sibynophis annulatus hondurensis, new subspecies, pp. 48–49).
- Taylor EH, Smith HM (1943). "A Review of the American Sibynophine Snakes, with the Proposal of a New Genus". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 29: 301–337 + Plates XXI–XXV. (Scaphiodontophis nothus, new species, pp. 320–322, Figure 8 + Plate XXIII, figure 2).
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