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Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amaral's ground snake (Caaeteboia amarali) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Amaral's ground snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Caaeteboia |
Species: | C. amarali |
Binomial name | |
Caaeteboia amarali (Wettstein, 1930) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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The specific name, amarali, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral.[3]
C. amarali is found in eastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, and Santa Catarina.[2]
C. amarali is a small-sized, aglyphous, slender snake with a moderately long tail.[2][4]
C. amarali is diurnal, partly arboreal, and exhibits dorsal flattening and cloacal evacuation as defensive behaviors (Marques et al. 2001).[2][4]
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