Adelphicos newmanorum
| Adelphicos newmanorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Adelphicos |
| Species: | A. newmanorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Adelphicos newmanorum Taylor, 1950
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Adelphicos quadrivirgatum newmanorum Taylor, 1950 | |
Adelphicos newmanorum, also known commonly as the Middle American burrowing snake[1][2], Newmans' earth snake,[3] and la zacatera roja[1] in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico[1][2] and known from the Mexican states of Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas.[1]
Etymology
Adelphicos newmanorum is named in honor of American zoologist Robert J. Newman and his wife Marcella Newman.[4]
Appearance
Adelphicos newmanorum is reddish-brown dorsally, and white ventrally. It is a small snake, average-sized for its genus.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Adelphicos newmanorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Adelphicos newmanorum Taylor, 1950". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Newmans' Earth Snake (Adelphicos newmanorum)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ 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. (Adelphicos quadrivirgatus newmanorum, p. 189).
Further reading
- Heimes, P. (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3899731002. 572 pp. ("Adelphicos quadrivirgatus [sic] newmanorum", p. 204).
- Johnson, J.D.; Wilson, L.D.; Mata-Silva, V.; García-Padilla, E.; DeSantis, D.L. (2017). "The endemic herpetofauna of Mexico: organisms of global significance in severe peril". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 4 (3): 544–620.
- Lemos-Espinal, J.A.; Smith, G.R.; Cruz, A. (2016). "Amphibians and Reptiles of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico". ZooKeys. 594: 123–141.
- Taylor, E.H. (1950). "Second Contribution to the Herpetology of San Luis Potosí". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 33 (2): 441–457. (Adelphicos newmanorum, new species, pp. 443–445, Plate 4, Figure 1).