Adelphicos latifasciatum
Adelphicos latifasciatum, the Oaxaca burrowing snake, is a colubrid snake described by John D. Lynch and Hobart Muir Smith in 1966.[2]
| Adelphicos latifasciatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Adelphicos |
| Species: | A. latifasciatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Adelphicos latifasciatum Lynch & Smith, 1966 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Adelphicos latifasciatus | |
The Oaxaca burrowing snake lives in the humus of the pine and cloud forests of the Sierra de los Chimalapas and Cerro Baúl in Oaxaca and western Chiapas, Mexico. It is protected by law in Mexico and also inhabits the La Sepultura Biosphere Reserve and protected forests in Los Chimalapas.[1]
The Oaxaca burrowing snake's biggest threats to survival include forest fires and deforestation.[1]
References
- Flores-Villela, O.; Canseco-Márquez, L. & Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2007). "Adelphicos latifasciatum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2007: e.T63729A12711383. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63729A12711383.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Adelphicos latifasciatum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 July 2015.
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