Leptophis stimsoni explained

Leptophis stimsoni, commonly known as the grey lora or the Trinidad upland parrot snake, is a small species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Geographic range and habitat

L. stimsoni is known from less than a dozen specimens, all of which were collected in montane forests in the Northern Range on the Island of Trinidad,^[1] at altitudes of 300–.

Reproduction

L. stimsoni is oviparous.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, stimsoni, is in honor of British herpetologist Andrew Francis Stimson.^[3]

Further reading

• Harding, K.A. (1995). "A new species of tree snake of the genus Leptophis Bell 1825 from Mount Aripo, Trinidad". Tropical Zoology 8 (2): 221–226. (Leptophis stimsoni, new species, p. 222.)

Notes and References

1. Book: Boos, Hans E.A.. The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. College Station, Texas. Texas A & M University Press. 2001. 1–328. 1-58544-116-3.
2. www.reptile-database.org.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Leptophis stimsoni, p. 254.)