Enulius oligostichus

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• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Family Colubridae

The family Colubridae, which includes the kingsnakes (Lampropeltis spp. ), is the largest, most widespread, and diverse family of snakes , with few physical characteristics universal among all species. The family contains 70 percent of the known species of snakes, with more than 1700 species worldwide (Pough et al. 1998). Although some colubrids are dangerously venomous , most are harmless to humans. [1]

Subfamily Dipsadinae

These snakes are the New World counterparts of the Pareinae and resemble them in appearance and habits. They live in tropical America.

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial [2].

Ecology: The species seems to be restricted to the tropical deciduous forests and scrub forest covering the lowlands and mid-elevations in Pacific Mexico. It is a secretive, burrowing species, probably living mainly in leaf-litter.[2].

List of Habitats :

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.5     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     1.9     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane   
  
•     3     Shrubland   
  
•     3.6     Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Moist   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Enulius oligostichus — Liner 1994 • Enulius oligostichus — Liner 2007

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Enulius

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:

E. flavitorques (Pacific Longtail Snake) · E. flavitorques flavitorques (Pacific Longtail Snake) · E. oligostichus (Mexican Longtail Snake)

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Further Reading

• Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed. 1993. Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de Mxico, cambios taxonmicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. iv + 73. ISBN: 0-911239-42-1.
• IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007).
• McCranie, J.R. and Köhler, G. 1999. Two new species of colubrid snakes of the genus Enulius from Islas de la Bahia, Honduras. Caribbean Journal of Science 35: 14-22.
• McCranie, J.R. and Khler, G. 1999. Two new species of colubrid snakes of the genus Enulius from Islas de la Bahia, Honduras. Caribbean Journal of Science 35: 14-22.
• McDiarmid (1971) Copeia 1971 (2): 350-351
• McDiarmid, R.W. and Bezy, R.L. 1971. The colubrid snake Enulius oligostichus in western Mxico. Copeia 1971: 350-351.
• Mccranie et al. (1999) Caribb. J. Sci., 35 (1-2): 14-22
• Ponce-Campos, P. 2003. Geographic distribution. Enulius oligostichus. Herpetological Review 34: 169.
• Ponce-Campos, P., Huerta-Ortega, S.M., Heinze-Yothers, A. and Smith, H.M. 2003. Range extensions and variational notes on some amphibians and reptiles of Jalisco and Michoacan, Mexico. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 39(1): 1-7.
• Smith et al. (1967) Chicago Acad. Sci., Nat. Hist. Miscel. 186: 1-4
• Smith, H.M., Arndt, R.G. and Sherbrook, W.C. 1967. A new snake of the genus Enulius from Mexico. Chicago Academy of Science Natural History Miscellaneous Publications 186: 1-4.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 2, 2012.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Ponce-Campos, P., Frost, D.R., Hammerson, G.A., Gadsden. H. & Canseco-Márquez, L. 2007. Enulius oligostichus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 31January2012.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• TIGR Reptile Database . Release date: October 2, 2007
• Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2539509
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-2795
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 585847
• IUCN ID: 207556
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 134267

Footnotes

1. Painter, Charles W., Chuck L. Hayes, and James N. Stuart "Recovery and Conservation of the Gray-Banded Kingsnake. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. May 1, 2002. [back]
2. Ponce-Campos, P., Frost, D.R., Hammerson, G.A., Gadsden. H. & Canseco-Márquez, L. 2007. Enulius oligostichus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2012. [back]

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