Erythrolamprus jaegeri explained

Erythrolamprus jaegeri, commonly known as Jaeger's ground snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to South America. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, jaegeri, is in honor of German paleontologist Georg Friedrich Jäger.^[1]

Geographic range

E. jaegeri is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Habitat

E. jaegeri is found in a variey of habitats, including forest, shrubland, grassland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes from near sea level to .

Classification

Erythrolamprus jaegeri belongs to the genus Erythrolamprus, which contains over 50 species. The genus Erythrolamprus belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae. The relationships of Erythrolamprus species located in northern South America can be shown in the cladogram below, based on molecular DNA analysis:^[2]

Reproduction

E. jaegeri is oviparous.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

• Erythrolamprus jaegeri coralliventris
• Erythrolamprus jaegeri jaegeri

Nota bene

A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Erythrolamprus.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1894). "List of Reptiles and Batrachians collected by Dr. J. Bohls near Asuncion, Paraguay". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 13: 342–348. (Aporophis coralliventris, new species, p. 346).
• Freiberg MA (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (Liophis jaegeri, p. 102 + photograph on p. 58).
• Günther A (1858). Catalogue of the Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Coronella jaegeri, new species, p. 37).

Notes and References

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