| Xenodon guentheri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Xenodon |
| Species: | X. guentheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenodon guentheri Boulenger, 1894 | |
Xenodon guentheri, also known commonly as Günther's false fer-de-lance, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-British herpetologist Albert Günther.[3]
Common names
X. guentheri is known by several common names in Brazilian Portuguese including boipeva, chata, cobra-chata, and jararaca-falsa.[4]
Geographic range
X. guentheri is found in southern Brazil,[1][2] in the Brazilian states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of X. guentheri is Araucaria angustifolia forest, at altitudes of 600–1,600 m (2,000–5,200 ft).[1]
Defensive Behavior
When threatened, X. guentheri may exhibit defensive behaviors including body flattening, tail display, head triangulation, and fleeing.[5]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 3 4 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; da Costa, T.B.G. (2020). "Xenodon guentheri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T15183390A123739091. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 Species Xenodon guentheri at The Reptile Database
- ↑ 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. (Xenodon guentheri, p. 111).
- ↑ Gonzalez RC, Abegg AD, Mendes DMM, Silva MB, Machado-Filho PR, Mario-da-Rosa C, Passos DC, Ribeiro MV, Benício RA, Oliveira JCF (2020). "Lista dos Nomes Populares dos Répteis no Brasil – Primeira Versão". Herpetologia Brasileira 9 (2): 121–214. (Xenodon guentheri, p. 193). (in Portuguese).
- ↑ Abegg AD, Ceron K, Lhanos FH (2018). "Xenodon guentheri (Günther's False Fer-de-lance). Defensive Behavior". Herpetological Review 49 (1): 141–142.
Further reading
- 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. (Xenodon guentheri, new species, pp. 147–148 + Plate VII, figure 1, two views).
- Eiselt J (1963). "Zur Kenntnis der colubriden Schlangengattungen Procteria und Xenodon [= On the knowledge of the colubrid snake genera Procteria and Xenodon ]". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 66: 279–282. (in German).
- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Xenodon guentheri, p. 113).
- Peters JA, Orejas-Miranda B (1970). "Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata. Part 1. Snakes". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (297): 1–347. (Xenodon guentheri, p. 323).