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Adelphicos ibarrorum

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Adelphicos ibarrorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Adelphicos
Species:
A. ibarrorum
Binomial name
Adelphicos ibarrorum

Adelphicos ibarrorum is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Guatemala.

Etymology

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The specific name, ibarrorum (Latin, genitive, plural), is in honor of the Guatemalan Ibarra family, especially Jorge Alfonso Ibarra (1921–2000) and Germán A. Ibarra, both conservationists and naturalists.[3]

Geographic range

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A. ibarrorum is only known from the highlands of south-central Guatemala in the region of its type locality near Chichicastenango.[1][4]

Behavior and habitat

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A fossorial snake, A. ibarrorum is known from pine-oak forest and forest edge habitats, at elevations of 2,000–2,100 m (6,600–6,900 ft) above sea level.

Conservation status

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The species A. ibarrorum is considered to be "Endangered". It is threatened by deforestation for agricultural purposes.[1]

Description

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The largest known specimen and the holotype of A. ibarrorum is a female measuring 521 mm (20.5 in) in total length, including a tail length of 58 mm (2.3 in).[2]

Reproduction

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A. ibarrorum is oviparous.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Acevedo, M.; Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Johnson, J. (2013). "Adelphicos ibarrorum ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T203337A2764209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203337A2764209.en. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Campbell, Jonathan A.; Brodie, Edmund D., Jr. (1988). "A new colubrid snake of the genus Adelphicos from Guatemala". Herpetologica. 44 (4): 416–422. JSTOR 3892406.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Adelphicos ibarrorum, new species).
  3. ^ 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. (Adelphicos ibarrorum, p. 129).
  4. ^ a b Adelphicos ibarrorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 September 2021.

Further reading

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  • Campbell JA, Brodie ED Jr (1988). "A New Colubrid Snake of the Genus Adelphicos from Guatemala". Herpetologica 44 (4): 416–422. (Adelphicos ibarrorum, new species).
  • Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, 2nd Edition. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. ISBN 978-3936180282.