Adelphicos ibarrorum is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Guatemala.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Adelphicos |
| Species: | A. ibarrorum
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Etymology edit
The specific name, ibarrorum (Latin, genitive, plural), is in honor of the Guatemalan Ibarra family, especially Jorge Alfonso Ibarra (1921–2000) and Germán A. Ibarra, both conservationists and naturalists.[3]
Geographic range edit
A. ibarrorum is only known from the highlands of south-central Guatemala in the region of its type locality near Chichicastenango.[1][4]
Behavior and habitat edit
A fossorial snake, A. ibarrorum is known from pine-oak forest and forest edge habitats, at elevations of 2,000–2,100 m (6,600–6,900 ft) above sea level.
Conservation status edit
The species A. ibarrorum is considered to be "Endangered". It is threatened by deforestation for agricultural purposes.[1]
Description edit
The largest known specimen and the holotype of A. ibarrorum is a female measuring 521 mm (20.5 in) in total length, including a tail length of 58 mm (2.3 in).[2]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Acevedo, M.; Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Johnson, J. (2013). "Adelphicos ibarrorum ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T203337A2764209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203337A2764209.en. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ a b Campbell, Jonathan A.; Brodie, Edmund D., Jr. (1988). "A new colubrid snake of the genus Adelphicos from Guatemala". Herpetologica. 44 (4): 416–422. JSTOR 3892406.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Adelphicos ibarrorum, new species). - ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Adelphicos ibarrorum, p. 129).
- ^ a b Adelphicos ibarrorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 September 2021.
Further reading edit
- Campbell JA, Brodie ED Jr (1988). "A New Colubrid Snake of the Genus Adelphicos from Guatemala". Herpetologica 44 (4): 416–422. (Adelphicos ibarrorum, new species).
- Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, 2nd Edition. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. ISBN 978-3936180282.
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