Etheridgeum

<i>Etheridgeum</i>

Etheridgeum

Genus of snakes

Etheridgeum is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae. The genus is monotypic, containing the sole species Etheridgeum pulchrum,[2] which is commonly known as the Sumatra Etheridge snake, and is native to Indonesia.

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Etymology

The generic name, Etheridgeum, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge (1929–2019).[3] The specific name, pulchrum, is Latin for "beautiful".[2]

Geographic range

E. pulchrum is endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. pulchrum is forest.[1]

Description

A small snake, the holotype of E. pulchrum has a snout-to-vent length of 14.5 cm (5.7 in).[4] The dorsal scales are smooth, and they are arranged in 15 rows throughout the length of the body.[5]

Behavior

E. pulchrum is terrestrial and semifossorial.[1][5]

References

  1. [1]
    Vogel, G. (2012). "Etheridgeum pulchrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T169685A1280150. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T169685A1280150.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Etheridgeum pulchrum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 December 2016.
  3. [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. (Etheridgeum, p. 86).
  4. [4]
    Werner F (1924).
  5. [5]
    Wallach V (1988).

Further reading

  • Teynié A, David P, Ohler A (2010). "Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo". Zootaxa 2416: 1–43.
  • Wallach V (1988). "Status and redescription of the genus Padangia Werner, with comparative visceral data on Collorhabdium Smedley and other genera (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Amphibia-Reptilia 9 (1): 61–76. (Etheridgeum pulchrum, replacement name).
  • Werner F (1924). "Neue oder wenig bekannte Schlangen aus dem Naturhistorischen Staatsmuseum in Wien ". Sitzungberichte der Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 133: 29–56. (Padangia, new genus, p. 54; P. pulchra, new species, pp. 54–55, Figure 8). (in German).


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