- Source: Erythrolamprus albertguentheri
Erythrolamprus albertguentheri, also known commonly as Günther's green liophis, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to central South America.
Etymology
The specific name, albertguentheri, is in honor of German-British herpetologist Albert Günther.
Geographic range
E. albertguentheri is found in northern Argentina, southern Bolivia, and western Paraguay.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of E. albertguentheri are forest and savanna.
Description
Dorsally, E. albertguentheri is uniformly grass green; ventrally it is yellowish white.
Reproduction
E. albertguentheri is oviparous.
Taxonomy
Erythrolamprus albertguentheri was originally described as Liophis guentheri by Peracca in 1897. Studies by Grazziotin et al. in 2012 found that the species should be reassigned to the genus Erythrolamprus. However, the scientific name Erythrolamprus guentheri was preoccupied by another Erythrolamprus guentheri which had been described by Garman in 1883. Therefore, Grazziotin et al. created the replacement name Erythrolamprus albertguentheri so as to differentiate the two species while maintaining the homage to Günther which Peracca had intended.
References
Further reading
Grazziotin FG, Zaher H, Murphy RW, Scrocchi G, Benavides MA, Zhang Y-P, Bonatto SL (2012). "Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal". Cladistics 28 (5): 437–459. (Erythrolamprus albrtguentheri, replacement name).
Peracca MG (1897). "Viaggio del Dott. Alfredo Borelli nel Chaco boliviano e nelle Repubblica Argentina. Rettili ed Anfibi ". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[egia]. Università di Torino 12 (174): 1–19. (Liophis guentheri, new species, pp. 11–12). (in Italian).
