Urotheca myersi explained

Urotheca myersi is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Costa Rica.

Etymology

The specific name, myersi, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles William Myers.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of U. myersi is forest, at altitudes of .

Description

Dorsally, U. myersi is uniformly dark brown, except for the head which is lighter brown. Ventrally, it is bright canary yellow.

Behavior

U. myersi is terrestrial.

Diet

U. myersi preys upon salamanders and frogs.

Reproduction

U. myersi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Barrio-Amorós CL (2020). "Distribution of the Costa Rican Glasstail, Urotheca myersi Savage and Lahanas 1979". Reptiles & Amphibians 27 (3): 428–429.
• Lips KR (1993). "Geographic distribution. Urotheca myersi (NCN [= no common name]). Costa Rica: Puntarenas Province". Herpetological Review 24 (3): 111.
• Savage JM (2002). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. xx + 945 pp. .
• Savage JM, Lahanas PN (1989). "A New Species of Colubrid Snake (Genus Urotheca) from the Cordillera de Talamanca of Costa Rica". Copeia 1989 (4): 892–896. (Urotheca myersi, new species).

Notes and References

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