Xenopholis_scalaris

<i>Xenopholis scalaris</i>

Xenopholis scalaris

Species of snake

Xenopholis scalaris, Wucherer's ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.

Quick Facts Xenopholis scalaris, Conservation status ...

Geographic range

Xenopholis scalaris is found in Amazonian Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.[3] Other locality records include Colombia, French Guiana, and Venezuela.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Doan, T.M.; Ines Hladki, A.; Lehr, E.; Ramírez Pinilla, M.; Renjifo, J.; Urbina, N.; Valencia, J.; Gonzales, L.; Catenazzi, A.; Nogueira, C. de C. (2019). "Xenopholis scalaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T177550A44952190. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    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. (Xenopholis scalaris, p. 232).
  3. [3]
    Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Xenopholis scalaris, p. 113).
  4. [4]
    "Xenopholis scalaris ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Wucherer, "Otho" (1861). "Description of a New Species of Elapomorphus from Brazil". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Third Series 9: 318–319. (Elapomorphus scalaris, new species).


Stub icon

This article relating to Dipsadinae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Xenopholis_scalaris, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.