Etheridgeum
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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: | Etheridgeum Wallach, 1988 |
| Species: | E. pulchrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Etheridgeum pulchrum (F. Werner, 1924)
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Etheridgeum is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae. The genus is monotypic, containing the sole species Etheridgeum pulchrum,[2] which is commonly known as the Sumatra Etheridge snake, and is native to Indonesia.
Etymology
The generic name, Etheridgeum, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge (1929–2019).[3] The specific name, pulchrum, is Latin for "beautiful".[2]
Geographic range
E. pulchrum is endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. pulchrum is forest.[1]
Description
A small snake, the holotype of E. pulchrum has a snout-to-vent length of 14.5 cm (5.7 in).[4] The dorsal scales are smooth, and they are arranged in 15 rows throughout the length of the body.[5]
Behavior
E. pulchrum is terrestrial and semifossorial.[1][5]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Etheridgeum pulchrum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 December 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Etheridgeum, p. 86).
- ^ Werner F (1924).
- ^ a b Wallach V (1988).
Further reading
- Teynié A, David P, Ohler A (2010). "Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo". Zootaxa 2416: 1–43.
- Wallach V (1988). "Status and redescription of the genus Padangia Werner, with comparative visceral data on Collorhabdium Smedley and other genera (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Amphibia-Reptilia 9 (1): 61–76. (Etheridgeum pulchrum, replacement name).
- Werner F (1924). "Neue oder wenig bekannte Schlangen aus dem Naturhistorischen Staatsmuseum in Wien ". Sitzungberichte der Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 133: 29–56. (Padangia, new genus, p. 54; P. pulchra, new species, pp. 54–55, Figure 8). (in German).