Calamodontophis ronaldoi
| Calamodontophis ronaldoi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Calamodontophis |
| Species: | C. ronaldoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Calamodontophis ronaldoi Franco, de Carvalho Cintra & de Lema, 2006 | |
Calamodontophis ronaldoi is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ronaldoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Ronaldo Fernandes (born 1966).[1]
References
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Calamodontophis ronaldoi, p. 225).
External links
- Moura-Leite JC, Bérnils RS, Morato SAA (2000). Calamodontophis ronaldoi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 17 February 2011.
Further reading
- Franco FL, de Carvalho Cintra LA, de Lema T (2006). "A new species of Calamodontophis Amaral, 1963 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Xenodontinae) from Southern Brazil". South American Journal of Herpetology 1 (3): 218-226. (Calamodontophis ronaldoi, new species).
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