Eutrachelophis

Eutrachelophis is a genus of snakes, known commonly as ivory-naped snakes, of the family Colubridae. The genus contains two species, which are native to South America.^[1]

Eutrachelophis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Dipsadinae
Genus:	Eutrachelophis Myers & McDowell, 2014

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Eutrachelophis bassleri Myers & McDowell, 2014 – Ecuador, Peru
• Eutrachelophis papilio Zaher & Prudente, 2019 – Brazil
• Eutrachelophis sp. nov. Larsen & Cortez, 2020 – Bolivia^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, bassleri, is in honor of Harvey Bassler (1883–1950), who was an American petroleum engineer and herpetologist.^[3]

References

1. Genus Eutrachelophis at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
2. "New, rare and rediscovered species found in the pristine Andes of Bolivia". Conservation.org. December 14, 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
3. Species Eutrachelophis bassleri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• Myers CW, McDowell SB (2014). "New Taxa and Cryptic Species of Neotropical Snakes (Xenodontinae), with Commentary on Hemipenes as Generic and Specific Characters". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (385): 1–112. (Eutrachelophis, new genus, pp. 6–8; E. bassleri, new species, pp. 8–14, Figures 1–3, 10).
• Zaher H, Prudente ALC (2019). "The enigmatic Amazonian genus Eutrachelophis: morphological evidence and description of new taxa (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Xenodontini)". Amphibia-Reptilia 41 (2): 215–231. (Eutrachelophis papilio, new species).