Clelia_hussami

<i>Clelia hussami</i>

Clelia hussami

Species of snake

Clelia hussami is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the South Region of Brazil, where it is found in the forests and savannas in the Brazilian states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina.[2]

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Etymology

The specific name, hussami, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Hussam Zaher.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. hussami are forest and savanna, at altitudes of 800–1,100 m (2,600–3,600 ft).[1]

Description

A medium-sized snake, C. hussami may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 108 cm (43 in).[1]

Reproduction

C. hussami is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. [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.; Guedes da Costa, T.B. (2021). "Clelia hussami ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176776A96475169. (in English and Portuguese).
  2. [2]
    Species Clelia hussami at The Reptile Database
  3. [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. (Clelia hussami, p. 127).

Further reading

  • Morato SAA, Franco FL, Sanches EJ (2003). "A new species of Clelia (Serpentes, Colubridae) from southern Brazil". Phyllomedusa 2 (2): 93–100. (Clelia hussami, new species).



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