Urotheca guentheri
| Urotheca guentheri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Urotheca |
| Species: | U. guentheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Urotheca guentheri (Dunn, 1938)
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Urotheca guentheri, also known commonly as Günther's graceful brown snake and the striped glasstail, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central America.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.[3]
Geographic range[edit]
U. guentheri is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.[2]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of U. guentheri is forest, at altitudes of 70–1,800 m (230–5,910 ft).[1]
Description[edit]
Dorsally, U. guentheri is dark brown with white lines. Ventrally, it is reddish orange.[2] It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 19 in (48 cm).[4]
Diet[edit]
U. guentheri preys predominately on frogs.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
U. guentheri is oviparous.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Solórzano, A.; Porras, L.W.; Chaves, G. (2013). "Urotheca guentheri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T177512A1490721. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Species Urotheca guentheri at The Reptile Database
- ^ 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. (Urotheca guentheri, p. 111).
- ^ Günther ACLG (1895).
Further reading[edit]
- Dunn ER (1938). "A New Rhadinaea from Central America". Copeia 1938 (4): 197–198. (Rhadinaea güntheri, replacement name for Tachymenis decipiens, p. 198).
- Günther ACLG (1895). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Godman & Salvin. (Taylor and Francis, printers). 326 pp. + Plates 1–76. (Tachymenis decipiens, new species, p. 163 + Plate 53, figure a, two views).
- Peters JA, Orejas-Miranda B (1970). "Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata. Part 1. Snakes". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (297): 1–347. (Rhadinaea guentheri, p. 265).
- Savage JM (2002). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. xx + 945 pp. ISBN 0-226-73537-0. (Urotheca guentheri, p. 645).
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