Chersodromus liebmanni
| Chersodromus liebmanni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Chersodromus |
| Species: | C. liebmanni
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| Binomial name | |
| Chersodromus liebmanni Reinhardt, 1861
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Chersodromus liebmanni, also known commonly as Liebmann's earth runner and la corredora de Liebmann in Mexican Spanish,[2] is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Etymology
The specific name, liebmanni, is in honor of Danish botanist Frederik Michael Liebmann.[3]
Description
Like all species in its genus, C. liebmanni has a single fused prefrontal shield instead of the usual pair of prefrontal scales.[2]
Geographic range
C. liebmanni is found in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Veracruz.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. liebmanni is forest.[1]
Behavior
C. liebmanni is terrestrial and shelters under rocks and fallen logs.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b c d Canseco-Márquez L, Campbell JA, Ponce-Campos P, Muñoz-Alonso A, García Aguayo A (2007). "Chersodromus liebmanni " . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63741A12712344. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/63741/12712344. Accessed on 09 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d Species Chersodromus liebmanni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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. (Chersodromus liebmanni, p. 158).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families ... Colubridæ Aglyphæ, part. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I–XXVIII. (Chersodromus liebmanni, pp. 295–296).
- Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
- Jan [G] (1865). Iconographie génerale des Ophidiens: Douzième livraison. [Illustrated by Ferdinando Sordelli]. Paris: J.-B. Ballière et Fils. Index + Plates I–VI. (Chersodromus liebmanni, Plate III, figure 2, nine views). (in French).
- Reinhardt J (1861). "Herpetologiske Middelelser . II. Beskrivelser af nogle nye til Calamariernes Familie henhörende Slänger ". Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn 1860: 229–250. (Chersodromus new genus, pp. 242–243; C. liebmanni, new species, pp. 243–245; C. nigricans, new species, pp. 245–246). (in Danish and Latin).