Overview
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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]
Habitat
Ecology: This fossorial
species is found in the specific ecotone
between dry xerophytic
vegetation and higher juniper forest
. It can be found in primary
and secondary vegetation, it has been recorded from cultivated agave fields
although this is not especially good habitat
. This species lives in tunnels under rocks. It is an oviparous
species.[2]
List of Habitats:1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
14.3Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
()
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Serpentes
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
()
- Family:
Colubridae
()
- Colubrids
- Subfamily:
Colubrinae
()
- Genus:
Ficimia
()
- Taylor, 1931
- Specific name:
hardyi
- Mendoza-Quijano & Smith
- Scientific name: - Ficimia hardyi Mendoza-Quijano & Smith
- Specific name:
hardyi
- Mendoza-Quijano & Smith
- Genus:
Ficimia
(
- Subfamily:
Colubrinae
(
- Family:
Colubridae
(
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
(
- Suborder:
Serpentes
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Ficimia hardyi — Flores-Villela & Canseco-MÁrquez 2004
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Ficimia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 13 species and subspecies in this genus:
F. cana · F. hardyi · F. olivacea (Mexican Hook-Nosed Snake) · F. olivacea streckeri · F. ornata · F. publia (Blotched Hooknose Snake) · F. publia publia (Blotched Hooknose Snake) · F. publia taylori · F. quadrangularis · F. ramirezi (Ramirez's Hooknose Snake) · F. ruspator (Guerreran Hooknose Snake) · F. streckeri (Tamaulipan Or Mexican Hooknose Snake) · F. variegata (Tehuantepec Hooknose Snake)
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Further Reading
- Canseco-Márquez, L., Mendoza-Quijano, F. and Gutierrez-Mayen, G. 2004. Analisis de la distribucion de la Herpetofauna. In: I. Luna, J.J. Morrone and D. Espinosa (eds) Biodiversidad de la Sierra Madre Oriental, pp. 417-437. Las Prensas de Ciencias, México, D.F.
- Hernández-Ibarra et al. (1999) Herpetological Review 30 (4): 235
- Mendoza-Quijano et al. (1993) Journal of Herpetology 27 (4): 406-410
- Mendoza-Quijano, F. and Smith, H.M. 1993. A new species of hooknose snake, Ficimia (Reptilia, Serpentes). Journal of Herpetology 27(4): 406-410.
- Ramirez-Bautista et al. (1999) Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 35 (3): 81
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.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
- Mendoza-Quijano, F. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2539795
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-12793
- IUCN ID: 63781
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 617488
Footnotes
- 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]
- Mendoza-Quijano, F. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008. [back]
