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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Adelphicos |
| Species: | A. ibarrorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Adelphicos ibarrorum | |
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
- 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.
- Campbell, Jonathan A. & Brodie, Edmund D. (1988). "A new colubrid snake of the genus Adelphicos from Guatemala". Herpetologica. 44 (4): 416–422. JSTOR 3892406.
- Adelphicos ibarrorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 September 2021.
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