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Hallberg's cloud forest snake
Hallberg's cloud forest snake (Cryophis hallbergi), also known commonly as la culebra de bosque mesófilo de Hallberg in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species, which is endemic to Mexico, is monotypic in the genus Cryophis.[2]
| Hallberg's cloud forest snake | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Cryophis Bogert & Duellman, 1963 |
| Species: | C. hallbergi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryophis hallbergi Bogert & Duellman, 1963 | |
Etymology edit
The specific name, hallbergi, is in honor of Thomas Boone Hallberg (born 1923), who is an American botanist who has been working in Mexico for over 50 years.[3]
Geographic range edit
C. hallbergi occurs in the Sierra Juarez and Sierra Mazateca of northern Oaxaca state, at elevations of 1,200–1,865 m (3,937–6,119 ft).[1]
Habitat edit
The natural habitat of C. hallbergi is undisturbed cloud forest.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Canseco-Márquez, L. (2007). "Cryophis hallbergi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63767A12707389. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63767A12707389.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Cryophis hallbergi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 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. (Cryophis hallbergi, p. 114).
Further reading edit
- Bogert CM, Duellman WE (1963). "A New Genus and Species of Colubrid Snake from the Mexican State of Oaxaca". American Museum Novitates (2162): 1–15. (Cryophis, new genus; Cryophis hallbergi, new species).
- Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
- Liner EA (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of México". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (80): 1–59.
- Simón-Salvador, Pablo Rogelio; Arreortúa, Medardo; Flores, Carlos A.; Santiago-Dionicio, Hermes; González-Bernal, Edna (2021). "The role of Indigenous and Community Conservation Areas in herpetofauna conservation: a preliminary lit for Santa Cruz Tepetotutla, Oaxaca Mexico". ZooKeys 1029: 185–208.