Erythrolamprus taeniurus (TSCHUDI, 1845)
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Erythrolamprus taeniurus
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Thin Ground Snake |
| Synonym | Leimadophis taeniurus TSCHUDI 1845: 164 Lygophis taeniurus taeniurus — AMARAL 1930: 20 Lygophis taeniurus taeniurus — SCHMIDT & WALKER 1943: 284 Liophis taeniurus — DIXON & MARKEZICH 1979 Liophis taeniurus — DIXON 2000 Erythrolamprus taeniurus — GRAZZIOTIN et al. 2012 Liophis taeniurus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 386 |
| Distribution | E Peru, Bolivia, (elevation 840-3825 m) Type locality: ‘‘the hot forested region of Peru.’’ |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MHNN (Neuchatel) no number. |
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| Comment | Distribution: not in Ecuador (pers. comm. D Salazar-Valenzuela, 29 Feb 2012) although shown there in extreme S Ecuador on IUCN map. Not in Colombia fide Bernal (2025). Synonymy: Tschudi's (1845) original description was based primarily on color and the only squamative data presented was the number of ventrals and caudals. The number of caudals was thought to be incomplete by Tschudi because the tail appeared to be broken off. His color description was accurate, but since the tail appeared broken off, the ventral tail color may have been in error. Therefore any snake resembling the color pattern described by Tschudi, with approximately the same range of ventrals and possibly caudals, may have been erroneously labeled taeniurus, especially since the type was considered lost and verification was impossible at the time. |
| Etymology | Named after Latin taenia, ribbon, tape or band + Greek oura (ουρα), tail. [“...Cauda vittis duabus latis nigris et alteris duabiis angustis flavis longitudinalibus...»]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) |
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