Rodriguesophis Explained

Rodriguesophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.^[1] The genus contains three species, all of which are endemic to Brazil.

Description

The genus Rodriguesophis has the following characteristics. The rostral is spatulate and straight, not upturned. The loreal is absent. A dark nuchal collar is present, which is more or less distinct depending on the species. Juveniles are bright red dorsally.

Species

The following three species are recognized as being valid.^[2]

• Rodriguesophis chui (Rodrigues, 1993)
• Rodriguesophis iglesiasi (Gomes, 1915) – Gomes's pampas snake
• Rodriguesophis scriptorcibatus (Rodrigues, 1993)

Etymology

The generic name, Rodriguesophis, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues.^[3] The specific name, chui, is in honor of Brazilian zoologist Tien Hsi Chu.^[4]

Further reading

• Grazziotin FG, Zaher H, Murphy RW, Scrocchi G, Benavides MA, Zhang Y-P, Bonatto SL (2012). "Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal". Cladistics 28 (5): 437–459. (Rodriguesophis, new genus).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist. . Bisby, F.A. . Frank Bisby . Roskov, Y.R. . species:Yuriy R. Roskov . Orrell, T.M. . species:Thomas M. Orrell . Nicolson, D. . Paglinawan, L.E. . Bailly, N. . species:Nicolas Bailly . Kirk, P.M. . species:Paul Michael Kirk . Bourgoin, T. . species:Thierry Bourgoin . Baillargeon, G. . Ouvrard, D. (red.). species:David Ouvrard . 2011 . Species 2000: Reading, UK. . 19 February 2016 . 11 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181011214848/http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/rodriguesophis/match/1 . dead.
2. www.reptile-database.org.
3. www.reptile-database.org.
4. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]