Erythrolamprus mertensi

Short description: Species of snake

Erythrolamprus mertensi

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Suborder:  | Serpentes
Family:  | Colubridae
Genus:  | Erythrolamprus
Species:  |

E. mertensi

Binomial name
Erythrolamprus mertensi

(Roze, 1964)

Synonyms[2]

* Umbrivaga mertensi
Roze, 1964

Erythrolamprus mertensi, also known commonly as Mertens's tropical forest snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Etymology
* 2 Geographic distribution
* 3 Habitat
* 4 Behavior
* 5 Reproduction
* 6 References
* 7 Further reading

## Etymology

The specific name, mertensi, is in honor of German herpetologist Robert Mertens.[3]: 176

## Geographic distribution

Erythrolamprus mertensi is found in the Venezuelan state of Aragua.[2]

## Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Erythrolamprus mertensi is forest, at elevations of 1,100–1,240 m (3,610–4,070 ft).[1]

## Behavior

Erythrolamprus mertensi is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]

## Reproduction

Erythrolamprus mertensi is oviparous.[2]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Schargel, W.; Rivas, G. (2015). "Erythrolamprus mertensi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T177557A67509751. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/177557/67509751 Downloaded on 02 October 2018.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Erythrolamprus mertensi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 August 2014.
3. ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

## Further reading

* Freiberg, M. (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. 189 pp. (Umbrivaga mertensi, p. 112).
* Grazziotin, F.G.; Zaher, H.; Murphy, R.W.; Scrocchi, G.; Benavides, M.A.; Zhang, Y.-P.; Bonatto, S.L. (2012). "Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal". Cladistics 28 (5): 437–459. (Erythrolamprus mertensi, new combination).
* Kornacker, P.M. (1999). Checklist and key to the snakes of Venezuela: Lista sistemática y clave para las serpientas de Venezuela. Rheinbach, Germany: PaKo-Verlag. ISBN 978-3980624008. 270 pp. (Umbrivaga mertensi, p. 143). (in English and Spanish).
* Roze, J.A. (1964). "The snakes of the Leimadophis-Urotheca-Liophis complex from Parque Nacional Henri Pittier (Rancho Grande), Venezuela, with a description of a new genus and species (Reptilia, Colubridae)". Senckenbergiana Biologica 45 (3/5): 533–542. (Umbrivaga, new genus; Umbrivaga mertensi, new species).

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