Erythrolamprus ingeri explained

Erythrolamprus ingeri is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Etymology

The specific name, ingeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger.^[1]

Geographic range

E. ingeri is found in the Venezuelan state of Bolívar.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of E. ingeri are shrubland and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of .

Reproduction

E. ingeri is oviparous.

Further reading

• Freiberg MA (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (Liophis ingeri, p. 102).
• Grazziotin FG, Zaher H, Murphy RW, Scrocchi G, Benavides MA, Zhang Y-P, Bonatto SL (2012). "Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal". Cladistics 28 (5): 437–459. (Erythrolamprus ingeri, new combination).
• Kornacker PM (1999). Checklist and key to the snakes of Venezuela: Lista sistemática y clave para las serpientes de Venezuela. Rheinbach, Germany: PaKo-Verlag. 270 pp. . (Liophis ingeri, p. 105). (in English and Spanish).
• Roze J (1958). "Los reptiles del Chimantá Tepui (Estado Bolívar, Venezuela) colectados por la expedición botánica del Chicago Natural History Museum ". Acta Biologica Venezuelica 22 (25): 299–314. (Liophis ingeri, new species, p. 303). (in Spanish).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]