Synophis bogerti, known commonly as Bogert's fishing snake or Bogert's shadow snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.

Synophis bogerti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Synophis
Species:
S. bogerti
Binomial name
Synophis bogerti

Etymology

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The specific name, bogerti, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.[1]

Geographic range

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S. bogerti is found in Napo Province, Ecuador.[1]

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Further reading

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  • Torres-Carvajal, Omar; Echevarría, Lourdes; Venegas, Pablo Javier; Chávez, Germán; Camper, Jeffrey (2015). "Description and phylogeny of three new species of Synophis (Colubridae, Dipsadinae) from the tropical Andes in Ecuador and Peru". ZooKeys 546: 153–179. (Synophis bogerti, new species). (in English with an abstract in Spanish).