Leptophis stimsoni
Leptophis stimsoni, commonly known as the grey lora or the Trinidad upland parrot snake, is a small species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Leptophis stimsoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Leptophis |
| Species: | L. stimsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptophis stimsoni Harding, 1995 | |
Geographic range and habitat
L. stimsoni is known from only three specimens, all of which were collected in montane forests in the Northern Range on the Island of Trinidad,[2] at altitudes of 300–800 m (980–2,620 ft).[1]
Etymology
The specific name, stimsoni, is in honor of British herpetologist Andrew Francis Stimson.[4]
References
- Murphy J (2016). "Liophis stimsoni (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T203295A115349185. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T203295A2763399.en. Downloaded on 03 July 2020.
- Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. College Station, Texas: Texas A & M University Press. pp. 1–328. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
- Species Leptophis stimsoni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 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, new species, p. 222.)
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