Leptophis diplotropis

Leptophis diplotropis
illustration by G.H. Ford in Günther, 1872
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Leptophis
Species: L. diplotropis
Binomial name
Leptophis diplotropis
(Günther, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Ahætulla diplotropis
    Günther, 1872
  • Hapsidophrys diplotropis
    Cope, 1886
  • Leptophis diplotropis
    Boulenger, 1894[2]

Leptophis diplotropis, commonly known as the Pacific Coast parrot snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[3] It is endemic to Mexico.[1]

Geographic range

Its range in Mexico extends from southwestern Chihuahua and southern Sonora to southeastern Oaxaca.

Subspecies

There are two recognized subspecies including the nominate race.

The subspecific name, forreri, is in honor of Alphonse Forrer (1836-1899), an English-born collecter of zoological specimens in Mexico for the British Museum.[4]

Habitat

L. diplotropis is found in tropical dry forest, semi-deciduous forest, mangrove forest, oak forest and wet forest, from sea level up to 1,600 m (5,200 ft). It is a highly adaptable species, which is also found in disturbed areas.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ponce-Campos P, García Aguayo A. (2007). "Leptophis diplotropis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. Boulenger GA. 1894. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Leptophis diplotropis, pp. 110-111).
  3. "Leptophis diplotropis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  4. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptophis diplotropis forreri, p. 92).

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