Leptophis stimsoni
| Leptophis stimsoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Leptophis |
| Species: | L. stimsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptophis stimsoni Harding, 1995 | |
Leptophis stimsoni, commonly known as the grey lora, is a small species of colubrid snake which is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago. It is known from only three specimens, all of which were collected in montane forests in the Northern Range.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, stimsoni, is in honor of British herpetologist Andrew Francis Stimson.[2]
References
- ↑ Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A & M University Press, College Station, Texas. pp. 1–328. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore. 312 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptophis stimsoni, p. 254.)
Further reading
- Harding, K.A. 1995. A new species of tree snake of the genus Leptophis Bell 1825 from Mount Aripo, Trinidad. Tropical Zoology 8 (2): 221-226. ("Leptophis stimsoni n. sp.", p. 222.)
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