Elapomorphus Explained

Elapomorphus is a genus of venomous snakes of the family Colubridae.The genus is endemic to Brazil.^[1]

Species

The genus Elapomorphus contains two species.^[1] -

• Elapomorphus quinquelineatus - Raddi's lizard-eating snake
• Elapomorphus wuchereri - Wucherer's lizard-eating snake

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Elapomorphus.

Etymology

The specific name, wuchereri, is in honor of Portuguese-born German-Brazilian herpetologist Otto Edward Henry Wucherer.^[2]

Further reading

• Günther A (1861). "Account of the Reptiles sent by Dr. Wucherer from Bahia". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Third Series 7: 412–417. ("Elapomorphus Wuchereri ", new species, pp. 415–416).
• Raddi G (1820). "Di alcune specie nuove di rettili, e piante brasiliane ". Memorie di Matematica e di Fisica della Società Italiana residente in Modena 18: 313–349. ("Coluber 5-lineatus ", new species, pp. 339–340). (in Italian and Latin).
• Wiegmann [AFA] in Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. ("Elapomorphus Wiegm.", new genus, p. 25). (in Latin).

Notes and References

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2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Elapomorphus wuchereri, p. 290).