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Xenodon guentheri

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Species of snake

Xenodon guentheri
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: 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.

Etymology

The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-British herpetologist Albert Günther.

Common names

X. guentheri is known by several common names in Brazilian Portuguese including boipeva, chata, cobra-chata, and jararaca-falsa.

Geographic range

X. guentheri is found in southern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of X. guentheri is Araucaria angustifolia forest, at altitudes of 600–1,600 m (2,000–5,200 ft).

Defensive Behavior

When threatened, X. guentheri may exhibit defensive behaviors including body flattening, tail display, head triangulation, and fleeing.

Reproduction

X. guentheri is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Species Xenodon guentheri at The Reptile Database
  3. 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).
  4. 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).
  5. 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 ". 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).


Taxon identifiers
Xenodon guentheri


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