Emmochliophis fugleri
| Emmochliophis fugleri | |
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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: | Emmochliophis |
| Species: | E. fugleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Emmochliophis fugleri Fritts & H.M. Smith, 1969
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Emmochliophis fugleri, also known commonly as Fugler's shadow snake, the Pichincha snake, and the Pinchinda snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.[2] This species went missing in 1969, before an individual was found in 2019 .[3]
Etymology
The specific name, fugleri, is in honor of American biologist Charles M. Fugler.[4]
Geographic range
E. fugleri is found in western mainland Ecuador, in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province.[1][2]
Description
A small snake, E. fulgeri has a
dorsally, and bluish gray ventrally. The dorsal scales are in 19 rows throughout the length of the body. The ventrals number fewer than 150.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. fugleri is forest, at altitudes of about 450 m (1,480 ft).[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ IUCNRed List of Threatened Species 2016. Accessed 11 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d Emmochliophis fugleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2014.
- ^ "TheBiodiverstiyGroup PDF" (PDF).
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Pichincha Snake Emmochliophis fugleri ", p. 95).
Further reading
- Fritts TH, Smith HM (1969). "A New Genus and Species of Snake from Western Ecuador". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 72 (1): 60–66. (Emmochliophis, new genus; Emmochliophis fugleri, new species).
- Maynard RJ, Culebras J, Kohn S, Guayasamin JM, Trageser SJ (2021). "Finding a shadow in the dark: rediscovery of Fugler's Shadow Snake (Emmochliophis fugleri Fritts & Smith, 1969) after 54 years, with comments on its conservation status, distribution, and the tribe Diaphorolepidini". Check List 17 (1): 239–245.
- Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1) [General Section]: 209–229 (e178).
- ISBN 978-1-4822-0847-4. (Emmochliophis fugleri, p. 268).
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