Dary's burrowing snake

Dary's burrowing snake (Adelphicos daryi ) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[2]

Dary's burrowing snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Adelphicos
Species:
A. daryi
Binomial name
Adelphicos daryi
Campbell & Ford, 1982

Etymology

The specific name, daryi, is in honor of Guatemalan biologist Mario Dary Rivera (1928-1981).[3]

Geographic range and habitat

A. daryi is endemic to the Guatemalan central highlands in pine-oak forests, at elevations from 1,300–2,135 m (4,265–7,005 ft).[1]

Behavior

Dary's burrowing snake is terrestrial, fossorial, and mainly nocturnal.[1]

Conservation status

A. daryi is threatened by urban sprawl.[1]

References
  1. Acevedo M, Ariano-Sánchez D, Johnson J (2014). "Adelphicos daryi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T521A3014000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T521A3014000.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. "Adelphicos daryi ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  3. 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. (Adelphicos daryi, p. 66).

Further reading
  • Campbell JA, Ford LS (1982). "Phylogenetic relationships of the colubrid snake genus Adelphicos in the highlands of Middle America". Occ. Pap. Mus. Nat. Hist., Univ. Kansas (100): 1-22. (Adelphicos daryi, new species, pp. 3–6, Figures 2, 4-6).


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