Rhachidelus
Rhachidelus is a genus of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae. The genus is endemic to South America.
| Rhachidelus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Rhachidelus Boulenger, 1908 |
| Species: | R. brazili |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhachidelus brazili Boulenger, 1908 | |
Species
The genus Rhachidelus is monotypic, containing the sole species Rhachidelus brazili,[2] which is commonly known as the Brazilian bird snake.
Etymology
The specific name, brazili, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Vital Brazil.[3]
Geographic range
R. brazili is found in northeastern Argentina, southern Brazil, and southeastern Paraguay.[4]
References
- "Rhachidelus brazili". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- Rhachidelus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 December 2016.
- 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. (Rhachidelus brazili, p. 37).
- Rhachidelus brazili at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 December 2016.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1908). "On a new Genus of Snakes from Brazil". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Eighth Series 2: 31–32. (Rhachidelus, new genus; R. brazili, new species).
- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Rhachidelus, pp. 79, 108).
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