| Stenorrhina degenhardtii | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Stenorrhina |
| Species: | S. degenhardtii |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenorrhina degenhardtii (Berthold, 1846) | |
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Stenorrhina degenhardtii, also known by its common name Degenhardt's scorpion-eating snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southeastern Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. There are three recognized subspecies.
Etymology
The specific name, degenhardtii, is in honor of a German named Degenhardt who collected amphibians and reptiles in northern South America in the 1840s.
Geographic range
S. degenhardtii is found in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Veracruz; in the Central American countries of Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama; and in the South American countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of S. degenhardti are forest and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 2,800 m (9,200 ft), but it has also been found in agricultural areas.
Description
A medium-sized snake, S. degenhardtii may attain a total length (including tail) of 65 cm (26 in).
Behavior
S. degenhardtii is diurnal and terrestrial.
Diet
S. degenhardtii preys predominately upon scorpions and spiders, but also eats crickets, grasshoppers, and insect larvae.
Reproduction
S. degenhardtii is oviparous. Clutch size is 11–12 eggs.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
- Stenorrhina degenhardtii degenhardtii (Berthold, 1846)
- Stenorrhina degenhardtii mexicana (Steindachner, 1867)
- Stenorrhina degenhardtii ocellata Jan & Sordelli, 1876
References
- ^ Lee J, Mandujano RC, Rivas G, Schargel W, Wilson LD (2017). "Stenorrhina degenhardtii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T198516A2528344.en. Accessed on 30 June 2022.
- ^ Species Stenorrhina degenhardtii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- Berthold AA (1846). "Über verschiedene neue oder seltene Reptilien aus Neu-Granada und Crustaceen aus China". Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 3: 3-32 + Plates I–III. (Calamaria degenhardtii, new species, p. 8 + Plate I, figures 3–4). (in German and Latin).
- "Stenorrhina degenhardtii ". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- 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. (Stenorrhina degenhardtii, p. 67).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I–XXV. (Stenorrhina degenhardti, pp. 229–231).
- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Stenorrhina degenhardti, p. 111).
- Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
Media related to Stenorrhina degenhardtii at Wikimedia Commons
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