Urotheca dumerilli explained
Urotheca dumerilli, also known commonly as Duméril's graceful brown snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Colombia.
Etymology
The specific name, dumerilli, is in honor of French herpetologist André Marie Constant Duméril.[1]
Geographic range
U. dumerilli is found in western Colombian, in the departments of Antioquia, Cauca, and Chocó.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of U. dumerilli is forest.
Behavior
U. dumerilli is terrestrial.
Diet
U. dumerilli preys upon salamanders, small frogs, and small lizards.
Reproduction
U. dumerilli is oviparous.
Further reading
- Bibron G (1840). In: Cocteau J-T & Bibron G (1840). "Reptiles ". pp. 1–143. In: de la Sagra R (1840). Historia Fisica, Politica y Natural de la Isla de Cuba. Segunda Parte. Historia Natural. Tomo IV. Reptiles y Peces. Paris: Arthus Bertrand. 255 pp. + Plates I–XXX. (Calamaria dumerilli, new species, pp. 131–132 + Plate XXVI). (in Spanish).
- Vera-Pérez, Luis Enrique
- Zúñiga-Baos, Jorge Alberto (2015). "First record of Urotheca dumerilli (Bibron, 1840) (Squamata: Dipsadidae) in Cauca state, Colombia and notes on natural history". Check List 11 (6): [Article] 1794. (pp. 1–5).
Notes and References
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