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(Redirected from Amastridium veliferum) Species of snake

Rustyhead snake
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Amastridium
Species: A. veliferum
Binomial name
Amastridium veliferum
Cope, 1860
Synonyms

The rustyhead snake (Amastridium veliferum), also known commonly as the rufous-headed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Central America and Colombia.

Taxonomy

Amastridium veliferum is one of only two recognized species in the genus Amastridium.

Geographic range

Amastridium veliferum is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. veliferum is forest, at altitudes of 2–1,200 m (6.6–3,937.0 ft).

Reproduction

Amastridium veliferum is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Sasa, M.; Wilson, L.D. (2013). "Amastridium veliferum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197428A2482444. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197428A2482444.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Amastridium veliferum COPE, 1860". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Consulted: 2012-03-12
  3. "Amastridium veliferum ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. Genus Amastridium at The Reptile Database

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. (Genus Amastridium and species A. veliferum, p. 352).
  • Cope ED (1860). "Descriptions of Reptiles from Tropical America and Asia". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1860: 368-374. (Amastridium, new genus, p. 370; A. veliferum, new species, pp. 370–371).
  • Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofaua Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
Taxon identifiers
Amastridium veliferum


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