Hallberg's cloud forest snake explained

Hallberg's cloud forest snake (Cryophis hallbergi), also known commonly as la culebra de bosque mesófilo de Hallberg in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species, which is endemic to Mexico, is monotypic in the genus Cryophis.

Etymology

The specific name, hallbergi, is in honor of Thomas Boone Hallberg (born 1923), who is an American botanist who has been working in Mexico for over 50 years.^[1]

Geographic range

C. hallbergi occurs in the Sierra Juarez and Sierra Mazateca of northern Oaxaca state, at elevations of .

Habitat

The natural habitat of C. hallbergi is undisturbed cloud forest.

Reproduction

C. hallbergi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Bogert CM, Duellman WE (1963). "A New Genus and Species of Colubrid Snake from the Mexican State of Oaxaca". American Museum Novitates (2162): 1–15. (Cryophis, new genus; Cryophis hallbergi, new species).
• Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. .
• Liner EA (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of México". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (80): 1–59.
• Simón-Salvador, Pablo Rogelio; Arreortúa, Medardo; Flores, Carlos A.; Santiago-Dionicio, Hermes; González-Bernal, Edna (2021). "The role of Indigenous and Community Conservation Areas in herpetofauna conservation: a preliminary lit for Santa Cruz Tepetotutla, Oaxaca Mexico". ZooKeys 1029: 185–208.

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]