Amaral's ground snake

Amaral's ground snake (Caaeteboia amarali) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Amaral's ground snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Caaeteboia
Species:
C. amarali
Binomial name
Caaeteboia amarali
(Wettstein, 1930)
Synonyms[2]
  • Liophis amarali
    Wettstein, 1930
  • Caaeteboia amarali
    — Zaher et al., 2009

Etymology

The specific name, amarali, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral.[3]

Geographic range

C. amarali is found in eastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, and Santa Catarina.[2]

Description

C. amarali is a small-sized, aglyphous, slender snake with a moderately long tail.[2][4]

Behavior

C. amarali is diurnal, partly arboreal, and exhibits dorsal flattening and cloacal evacuation as defensive behaviors (Marques et al. 2001).[2][4]

Diet

The diet of C. amarali consists of frogs and lizards.[2][4]

Reproduction

C. amarali is oviparous.[2][4]

References
  1. Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo , A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Barbo, F.E.; Costa, G.C.; Pontes, G.M.F.; Colli, G.R.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira , M.E.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Sawaya, R.J.; Cechin, C.T.Z; Guedes da Costa, T.B. (2021). "Caaeteboia amarali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T190545A96476675. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. Caaeteboia amarali at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011).The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liophis amarali, p. 7).
  4. Passos, Paulo; Ramos, Luciana; Pereira, Donizete Neves (2012). "Distribution, natural history, and morphology of the rare snake, Caaeteboia amarali (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)". Salamandra. 48: 51–57 – via Researchgate.

Further reading
  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Liophis amarali, p. 102).
  • Marques OAV, Eterovic A, Sazima I (2001). Serpentes da Mata Atlântica: Guia Ilustrado para a Serra do Mar. Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil: Holos Editora. 184 pp. (in Portuguese).
  • Wettstein O (1930). "Eine neue colubridae Schlange aus Brasilien ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 88: 93–94. (Liophis amarali, new species). (in German).
  • Zaher H, Grazzziotin FG, Cadle JE, Murphy RW, Moura-Leite JC, Bonatto SL (2009). "Molecular phylogeny of advanced snakes (Serpentes, Caenophidia) with an emphasis on South American Xenodontines: a revised classification and descriptions of new taxa". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 49 (11): 115–153. (Caaeteboia amarali, new combination, p. 144). (in English, with an abstract in Portuguese).


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