Bluebelly Java snake
The bluebelly Java snake (Tetralepis fruhstorferi), also known commonly as Fruhstorfer's mountain snake and the Javan bluebelly snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species, which is the only member of the genus Tetralepis,[2] is endemic to Java.[1][3]
| Bluebelly Java snake | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Tetralepis Boettger, 1892 |
| Species: | T. fruhstorferi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetralepis fruhstorferi Boettger, 1892 | |
Etymology
The specific name, fruhstorferi, is in honor of German lepidopterist Hans Fruhstorfer, who collected the holotype.[4]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. fruhstorferi is forest, at altitudes of about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[1]
Description
Dorsally, T. fruhstorferi is dark reddish brown, with an indistinct darker vertebral line. Ventrally, it is lead-colored or reddish gray. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 43.2 cm (17.0 in), plus a tail length of 7.0 cm (2.8 in).[5]
Behavior
T. fruhstorferi is terrestrial, semi-fossorial, and nocturnal or crepuscular.[1]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of T. fruhstorferi is unknown.[3]
References
- Iskandar, D.; Inger, R.F.; Das, I. (2012). "Tetralepis fruhstorferi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192222A2057749. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192222A2057749.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Tetralepis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 December 2016.
- Tetralepis fruhstorferi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 December 2016.
- 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. (Tetralepis fruhstorferi, p. 95).
- Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families ... Colubridæ Aglyphæ, part. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I–XXVIII. (Tetralepis fruhstorferi, p. 320).
Further reading
- Boettger O (1892). "Listen von Kriechtieren und Lurche aus dem tropischen Asien u[nd]. aus Papuasien ". Bericht über die Thätigkeit des Offenbacher Vereins für Naturkunde 1892: 65–164. (Tetralepis fruhstorferi, new species, pp. 125–126). (in German).
- de Lang R (2017). The Snakes of Java, Bali and Surrounding Islands. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 435 pp. ISBN 978-3899735253.
- Inger RF, Vorhis HK (2001). "The biogeographical relations of the frogs and snakes of Sundaland". Journal of Biogeography 28: 863–891. ("Tretralepis [sic] fruhstorferi ", typographical error).
- Manthey U, Grossmann W (1997). Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 512 pp. ISBN 978-3931587123. (Tetralepis fruhstorferi, p. 395). (in German).