The preferred natural habitat of G. sartorii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[1]
Descriptionedit
G. sartorii may attain a snout-to-vent length of 48 cm (19 in) with a tail length of 14 cm (5.5 in). The body is black, with 16–20 narrow rings, which are yellowish to reddish in color.[4]
^ abcLee J, Mandujano RC, Townsend J, Luque I, Ariano D (2020). Tropidodipsas sartorii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. Accessed on 17 March 2023.
^ abcdeSpecies Geophis sartorii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sibon sartorii, p. 233).
^Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I–XX. (Tropidodipsas sartorii, pp. 296–297).
Further readingedit
Cope ED (1863). "Descriptions of new American SQUAMATA in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia15: 100–106. (Tropidodipsas sartorii, new species, p. 100).
Grünwald CI, Toribio-Jiménez S, Montaño-Ruvalcaba C, Franz-Chávez H, Peñaloza-Montaño MA, Barrera-Nava EY, Jones JM, Rodriguez CM, Hughes IM, Strickland JL, Reyes-Velasco J (2021). "Two new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Tropidodipsas (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) from Southern Mexico, with notes on related species". Herpetozoa34: 233–257. (Geophis sartorii, new combination). (in English, with abstracts in Spanish and German).
Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN978-3899731002.
Smith HM (1943). "A new snake of the genus Tropidodipsas from Mexico". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences33: 371–373. (Tropidodipsas macdougalli, new species).
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geophis, sartorii, also, known, commonly, sartorius, snail, sucker, terrestrial, snail, sucker, species, snake, family, colubridae, species, native, southern, north, america, central, america, there, recognized, subspecies, conservation, statusleast, concern, . Geophis sartorii also known commonly as Sartorius snail sucker and the terrestrial snail sucker is a species of snake in the family Colubridae The species is native to southern North America and Central America There are two recognized subspecies Geophis sartoriiConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder SerpentesFamily ColubridaeGenus GeophisSpecies G sartoriiBinomial nameGeophis sartorii Cope 1863 Synonyms 2 Tropidodipsas sartorii Cope 1863 Galedon annularis Jan 1863 Leptognathus dumerilii Jan 1863 Geophis annulatus W Peters 1870 Leptognathus sexcutatus Bocourt 1884 Leptognathus leucostomus Bocourt 1884 Leptognathus semicinctus Bocourt 1884 Leptognathus Tropidodipsas bernoulii F Muller 1887 Leptognathus Tropidodipsas cuculliceps F Muller 1887 Sibon sartorii Kofron 1985 Geophis sartorii C Grunwald et al 2021 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geographic range 3 Habitat 4 Description 5 Diet 6 Reproduction 7 Mimicry 8 Subspecies 9 References 10 Further readingEtymology editThe specific name sartorii is in honor of German born Mexican naturalist Christian Carl Wilhelm Sartorius 3 Geographic range editG sartorii is found in southeastern Mexico and in Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua 2 Habitat editThe preferred natural habitat of G sartorii is forest at altitudes from sea level to 2 000 m 6 600 ft 1 Description editG sartorii may attain a snout to vent length of 48 cm 19 in with a tail length of 14 cm 5 5 in The body is black with 16 20 narrow rings which are yellowish to reddish in color 4 Diet editG sartorii preys upon snails 1 Reproduction editG sartorii is oviparous 2 Mimicry editG sartorii mimicks Micrurus elegans a species of venomous coral snake with which it is sympatric 2 Subspecies editTwo subspecies are recognized as being valid including the nominotypical subspecies 2 Geophis sartorius macdougalli H M Smith 1943 Geophis sartorii sartorii Cope 1863 Nota bene A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Geophis References edit a b c Lee J Mandujano RC Townsend J Luque I Ariano D 2020 Tropidodipsas sartorii The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020 Accessed on 17 March 2023 a b c d e Species Geophis sartorii at The Reptile Database www reptile database org 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 Sibon sartorii p 233 Boulenger GA 1894 Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum Natural History Volume II Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridae Aglyphae London Trustees of the British Museum Natural History Taylor and Francis printers xi 382 pp Plates I XX Tropidodipsas sartorii pp 296 297 Further reading editCope ED 1863 Descriptions of new American SQUAMATA in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution Washington Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15 100 106 Tropidodipsas sartorii new species p 100 De Luna Manuel Garcia Barrios Roberto 2022 GEOPHIS SARTORII Terrestrial Snail Sucker DIET Herpetological Review 53 3 509 510 Goldberg SR 2017 TROPIDODIPSAS SARTORII Terrestrial Snail Sucker REPRODUCTION Herpetological Review 48 4 869 Grunwald CI Toribio Jimenez S Montano Ruvalcaba C Franz Chavez H Penaloza Montano MA Barrera Nava EY Jones JM Rodriguez CM Hughes IM Strickland JL Reyes Velasco J 2021 Two new species of snail eating snakes of the genus Tropidodipsas Serpentes Dipsadidae from Southern Mexico with notes on related species Herpetozoa 34 233 257 Geophis sartorii new combination in English with abstracts in Spanish and German Heimes P 2016 Snakes of Mexico Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol I Frankfurt Germany Chimaira 572 pp ISBN 978 3899731002 Smith HM 1943 A new snake of the genus Tropidodipsas from Mexico Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 33 371 373 Tropidodipsas macdougalli new species nbsp This article relating to Dipsadinae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geophis sartorii amp oldid 1179408931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
