Rhadinaea forbesi explained
Rhadinaea forbesi, also known commonly as Forbes' graceful brown snake and la hojarasquera de Forbes in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, forbesi, is in honor of Dyfrig McHattie Forbes, who was both a Mexican planter and an amateur herpetologist.[2]
Geographic range
R. forbesi is found in the Mexican state of Veracruz.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of R. forbesi is forest, at altitudes of .
Behavior
R. forbesi is terrestrial and fossorial.
Reproduction
R. forbesi is oviparous.[1]
Further reading
- 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 Mexico". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (80): 1–60. (Rhadinaea forbesi, p. 52).
- Smith HM (1942). "Descriptions of New Species and Subspecies of Mexican Snakes of the Genus Rhadinaea ". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 55: 185–192. (Rhadinaea forbesi, new species, pp. 188–189 + Figure 3 on p. 192).
Notes and References
- www.reptile-database.org.
- [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
