Synophis bogerti
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Synophis |
Species: | S. bogerti
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Binomial name | |
Synophis bogerti |
Synophis bogerti, known commonly as Bogert's fishing snake or Bogert's shadow snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, bogerti, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.[1]
Geographic range
[edit]S. bogerti is found in Napo Province, Ecuador.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Species Synophis bogerti at The Reptile Database
Further reading
[edit]- Torres-Carvajal, Omar; Echevarría, Lourdes; Venegas, Pablo Javier; Chávez, Germán; Camper, Jeffrey (2015). "Description and phylogeny of three new species of Synophis (Colubridae, Dipsadinae) from the tropical Andes in Ecuador and Peru". ZooKeys 546: 153–179. (Synophis bogerti, new species). (in English with an abstract in Spanish).