• Source: Clelia langeri

Clelia langeri is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Bolivia.




Etymology


The specific name, langeri, is in honor of German-born Brother Andres Langer, a Dominican friar who is a missionary in Pampagrande, Bolivia.




Description


Unlike other members of its genus, C. langeri has two loreal scales instead of one. It also differs by having 21 rows of dorsal scales in the region of its neck.




Geographic range


C. langeri is found in the Bolivian departments of Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz.




Habitat


The preferred natural habitat of C. langeri is forest, at altitudes of 715–1,500 m (2,346–4,921 ft).




Behavior


C. langeri is primarily terrestrial, but also sometimes arboreal.




Diet


C. langeri is known to prey upon snakes and small mammals. It is possible that it also may prey upon frogs as do other species in the genus Clelia.




Reproduction


C. langeri is oviparous.




References






Further reading


Reichle S, Embert D (2005). "New Species of Clelia (Colubridae) from the Inter-Andean Dry Valleys of Bolivia". Journal of Herpetology 39 (3): 379–383. (Clelia langeri, new species).

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