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Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz: Cerrado)
Type locality: Hacienda San Sebastián (S 16°21.676, W 62°00.017, 550 m), Province of Ñuflo de Chávez, Department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
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Xenopholis werdingorum

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Xenopholis werdingorum is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.

Etymology

The specific name, werdingorum (genitive, plural), is in honor of the Werding family of Bolivia, on whose hacienda the holotype was collected.[2]

Taxonomy

X. werdingorum is the most recently described (2009) of the three species in the genus Xenopholis.[3]

Geographic range

X. werdingorum is found in Bolivia (Santa Cruz Department) and adjacent Brazil.[3]

Description

Dorsally X. werdingorum is uniformly dark brown with an iridescent sheen. Ventrally, it is yellowish orange. The color transition on the flanks is gradual.[3] Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 40 cm (16 in), with a tail about 5 cm (2.0 in) long.[4]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of X. werdingorum is unknown.[3]

References

  1. ^ Gonzales, L.; Nogueira, C. de C. (2021). "Xenopholis werdingorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T15183719A15183721. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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. (Xenopholis werdingorum, p. 281).
  3. ^ a b c d Species Xenopholis werdingorum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ Powell, Randy L., et al. (2016).
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Xenopholis werdingorum: Brief Summary

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Xenopholis werdingorum is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.

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