Adelphicos ibarrorum

Adelphicos ibarrorum is a species of colubrid snake. It is endemic to Guatemala and only known from the highlands of south-central Guatemala in the region of its type locality near Chichicastenango.[1][3] It is a fossorial snake known from pine-oak forest and forest edge at elevations of 2,000–2,100 m (6,600–6,900 ft) above sea level. It is threatened by deforestation for agricultural purposes.[1]

Adelphicos ibarrorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Adelphicos
Species:
A. ibarrorum
Binomial name
Adelphicos ibarrorum
Campbell and Brodie, 1988[2]

The largest known specimen and the holotype of Adelphicos ibarrorum is a female measuring 521 mm (20.5 in) in length, including 58 mm (2.3 in) tail.[2]

References

  1. Acevedo, M.; Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Johnson, J. (2013). "Adelphicos ibarrorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T203337A2764209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203337A2764209.en. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. Campbell, Jonathan A. & Brodie, Edmund D. (1988). "A new colubrid snake of the genus Adelphicos from Guatemala". Herpetologica. 44 (4): 416–422. JSTOR 3892406.
  3. Adelphicos ibarrorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 September 2021.


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