Loxocemus
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Loxocemidae Cope, 1861 |
Genus: | Loxocemus Cope, 1861 |
Species: | L. bicolor
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Binomial name | |
Loxocemus bicolor Cope, 1861
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Synonyms | |
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Loxocemus bicolor,
Description
Adults grow to a maximum of 1.57 m (62 in) in length.[10] On average this snake grows to roughly 91 cm (2.99 ft). The body is stout and very muscular. The snout is shovel-shaped, with a narrow head and small eyes to facilitate burrowing. It has been observed that both male and females have various scent glands on their bodies that secrete fatty acids and alcohols to deter nuisance arthropods, such as ants or other burrowing insects.[11] The species is described as terrestrial and semi-fossorial,[10] which makes them hard to observe and study. The color pattern is usually dark with patches of white scales, although occasionally after shedding all pigment will disappear, resulting in a white snake with only a small dark patch on its head. Scale coloring can also vary between pinkish-brown and reddish-brown, a source of camouflage depending on the soil type of the region an individual typically inhabits.
Distribution and habitat
It is found along the
Life cycle
They are found in a variety of
References
- . Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Appendices I, II and III". CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023. Note: Protected as a member of the Loxocemidae.
- ^ ISBN 1-893777-01-4(volume).
- ^ "Loxocemus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
- ^ a b "Loxocemidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
- ^ Species Loxocemus bicolor at The Reptile Database. Accessed 17 August 2007.
- ^ "Loxocemus bicolor". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
- PMID 24315866. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
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- ^ a b c Loxocemidae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 November 2008.
- ISSN 1865-7125.
- ^ ISSN 2215-2075.
Further reading
- Noonan, B. P.; Chippindale, P. T. (2006). "Dispersal and vicariance: The complex evolutionary history of boid snakes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 40: 347–358. PMID 16624591.
- Mattison, Chris (1999). Snake. DK Publishing. ISBN 0-7894-4660-X.
External links
- Loxocemus bicolor at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 August 2007.
- Family loxocemidae