Chersodromus liebmanni explained

Chersodromus liebmanni, also known commonly as Liebmann's earth runner and la corredora de Liebmann in Mexican Spanish,^[1] is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, liebmanni, is in honor of Danish botanist Frederik Michael Liebmann.^[2]

Like all species in its genus, C. liebmanni has a single fused prefrontal shield instead of the usual pair of prefrontal scales.^[1]

C. liebmanni is found in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Veracruz.

The preferred natural habitat of C. liebmanni is forest.

C. liebmanni is terrestrial and shelters under rocks and fallen logs.

C. liebmanni is oviparous.^[1]

Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families ... Colubridæ Aglyphæ, part. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I–XXVIII. (Chersodromus liebmanni, pp. 295–296).
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Jan [G] (1865). Iconographie génerale des Ophidiens: Douzième livraison. [Illustrated by [[Ferdinando Sordelli]]]. Paris: J.-B. Ballière et Fils. Index + Plates I–VI. (Chersodromus liebmanni, Plate III, figure 2, nine views). (in French).
Reinhardt J (1861). "Herpetologiske Middelelser . II. Beskrivelser af nogle nye til Calamariernes Familie henhörende Slänger ". Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn 1860: 229–250. (Chersodromus new genus, pp. 242–243; C. liebmanni, new species, pp. 243–245; C. nigricans, new species, pp. 245–246). (in Danish and Latin).