Psomophis joberti explained

Psomophis joberti, also known commonly as Jobert's ground snake and cobra-corredeira in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to eastern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, joberti, is in honor of French zoologist C. Jobert who collected natural history specimens in Brazil.^[1]

Geographic range

P. joberti is found in eastern Brazil, and may also occur in extreme eastern Bolivia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. joberti are grassland and savanna with sandy soils.

Behavior

P. joberti is diurnal and terrestrial.

Reproduction

P. joberti is oviparous.^[2]

Further reading

• Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (Liophis joberti, p. 102).
• Hoge AR (1958). "Tres notas sobre serpentes brasileiras. 2. Sobre a posição sistematica de Enicognathus joberti Sauvage, 1884 (Colubridae)". Papéis Avulsos do Departamento de Zoologia, Secretaria da Agricultura, São Paulo, Brasil 13 (17): 222–223. (in Portuguese).
• Myers CW, Cadle JE (1994). "A New Genus for South American Snakes Related to Rhadinaea obtusa Cope (Colubridae) and Resurrection of Taeniophallus Cope for the "Rhadinaea" brevirostris Group". American Museum Novitates (3102): 1–33. (Psomophis, new genus; Psomophis joberti, new combination).
• Sauvage HE (1884). "Sur quelques Reptiles de la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle ". Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris, Septième série [Seventh Series] 8: 142–147. (Enicognathus joberti, new species, p. 146). (in French).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]
2. Web site: Psomophis joberti . The Reptile Database . 23 January 2019.