Erythrolamprus festae (PERACCA, 1897)
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Drab Ground Snake |
Synonym | Rhadinaea festae PERACCA 1897: 16 Liophis festae — AMARAL 1929: 171 Liophis festae — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970: 177 Liophis festae — DE FROTA et al. 2005 Erythrolamprus festae — GRAZZIOTIN et al. 2012 Liophis festae — WALLACH et al. 2014: 381 Erythrolamprus festae — TORRES-CARVAJAL & HINOJOSA 2020 |
Distribution | Ecuador, Peru; elevation 1000-2500 m. Type locality: Valley of Rio Santiago, Ecuador |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MRSN (= MSNTO) = MZUT R2178 |
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Comment | Liophis festae has been thought to be conspecific with L. taeniurus but is now considered as a valid species (DIXON 2000). Distribution: reported from Pará in Brazil (HR 32: 278) but apparently in error fide Caldeira-Costa, pers. comm. 14 April 2016. |
Etymology | Named after Dr. Enrico Festa (1868-1939), an Italian zoologist. He visited Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria (1893) and collected in Panama and Ecuador (1895-1898). He worked for Museo e Instituto di Zoologia Sistematica dell'Universita di Torino (1899-1923) as Deputy Assistant Professor (1899), retiring as Honorary Vice Director (Beolens et al. 2011: 89). |
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