Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Rena.
Etymologies
The specific name, dugesii, is in honor of Mexican zoologist Alfredo Dugès.
The specific name, iversoni, is in honor of American herpetologist John B. Iverson.[2]
References
^Genus Rena 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. (Leptotyphlops dulcis iversoni, p. 131).
Further reading
Baird SF, Girard C (1853). Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part I.—Serpents. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution. xvi + 172 pp. (Rena, new genus, p. 142; Rena dulcis, new species, pp. 142–143; Rena humilis, new species, p. 143).
January 18, 2023
rena, snake, rena, genus, snakes, family, leptotyphlopidae, genus, endemic, world, species, were, previously, placed, genus, leptotyphlops, renarena, humilis, western, threadsnakescientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, reptiliaorder, . Rena is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae The genus is endemic to the New World All of the species were previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops RenaRena humilis western threadsnakeScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder SerpentesFamily LeptotyphlopidaeSubfamily EpictinaeGenus RenaBaird amp Girard 1853 Contents 1 Species 2 Etymologies 3 References 4 Further readingSpecies EditThe genus Rena contains the following species which are recognized as being valid 1 Rena boettgeri F Werner 1899 Rena bressoni Taylor 1939 Michoacan slender blind snake Rena dugesii Bocourt 1881 Duges s threadsnake Rena dulcis Baird amp Girard 1853 Texas blind snake Rena humilis Baird amp Girard 1853 western threadsnake Rena iversoni H M Smith van Breukelen Auth amp Chiszar 1998 Rena klauberi Flores Villela E N Smith Canseco Marquez amp Campbell 2022 Rena maxima Loveridge 1932 giant blind snake Rena segrega Klauber 1939 Trans Pecos blind snake Rena unguirostris Boulenger 1902 southern blind snakeNota bene A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Rena Etymologies EditThe specific name dugesii is in honor of Mexican zoologist Alfredo Duges The specific name iversoni is in honor of American herpetologist John B Iverson 2 References Edit Genus Rena 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 Leptotyphlops dulcis iversoni p 131 Further reading EditBaird SF Girard C 1853 Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution Part I Serpents Washington District of Columbia Smithsonian Institution xvi 172 pp Rena new genus p 142 Rena dulcis new species pp 142 143 Rena humilis new species p 143 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rena snake amp oldid 1112838687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
