Geophis juliai

Geophis juliai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Geophis
Species:
G. juliai
Binomial name
Geophis juliai

Geophis juliai, also known commonly as the Tuxtlan earth snake, Zurtuche's earth snake, and la minadora de Julia in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, juliai, is in honor of Jordi Juliá-Zertuche, who was a Mexican entomologist and herpetologist.

Geographic range

G. juliai is found in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. juliai is forest, at altitudes of 100–600 m (330–1,970 ft).

Behavior

G. juliai is terrestrial and semifossorial.

Reproduction

G. juliai is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lopez-Luna, M.A. (2007). "Geophis juliai ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007. Version 2022.2.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Geophis juliai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  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. (Geophis juliai, p. 137).

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