Rhadinaea forbesi
Rhadinaea forbesi, also known commonly as Forbes' graceful brown snake[1][2] and la hojarasquera de Forbes in Mexican Spanish,[2] is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]
| Rhadinaea forbesi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Rhadinaea |
| Species: | R. forbesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhadinaea forbesi H.M. Smith, 1942 | |
Etymology
The specific name, forbesi, is in honor of Dyfrig McHattie Forbes, who was both a Mexican planter and an amateur herpetologist.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of R. forbesi is forest, at altitudes of 518–1,500 m (1,699–4,921 ft).[1]
Behavior
R. forbesi is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
References
- Lopez-Luna, M.A.; Canseco-Márquez, L.; Santos-Barrera, G. (2007). "Rhadinaea forbesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63891A12718473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63891A12718473.en. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- Species Rhadinaea forbesi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- 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. (Rhadinaea forbesi, p. 91).
Further reading
- Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
- Liner EA (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (80): 1–60. (Rhadinaea forbesi, p. 52).
- Smith HM (1942). "Descriptions of New Species and Subspecies of Mexican Snakes of the Genus Rhadinaea ". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 55: 185–192. (Rhadinaea forbesi, new species, pp. 188–189 + Figure 3 on p. 192).
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