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

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

  1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]