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    Urotheca myersi

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    Urotheca myersi
    Conservation status

    Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Reptilia
    Order: Squamata
    Suborder: Serpentes
    Family: Colubridae
    Genus: Urotheca
    Species:
    U. myersi
    Binomial name
    Urotheca myersi
    Savage & Lahanas, 1989

    Urotheca myersi is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Costa Rica.[2]

    Etymology[edit]

    The specific name, myersi, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles William Myers.[3]

    Habitat[edit]

    The preferred natural habitat of U. myersi is forest, at altitudes of 1,500–2,255 m (4,921–7,398 ft).[1]

    Description[edit]

    Dorsally, U. myersi is uniformly dark brown, except for the head which is lighter brown. Ventrally, it is bright canary yellow.[2]

    Behavior[edit]

    U. myersi is terrestrial.[1]

    Diet[edit]

    U. myersi preys upon salamanders and frogs.[1]

    Reproduction[edit]

    U. myersi is oviparous.[2]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d Chaves, G.; Porras, L.W.; Solórzano, A.; Acosta Chaves, V. (2014). "Urotheca myersi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T203620A2769172. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
    2. ^ a b c Species Urotheca myersi at The Reptile Database
    3. ^ 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. (Urotheca myersi, p. 185).

    Further reading[edit]

    • Barrio-Amorós CL (2020). "Distribution of the Costa Rican Glasstail, Urotheca myersi Savage and Lahanas 1979". Reptiles & Amphibians 27 (3): 428–429.
    • Lips KR (1993). "Geographic distribution. Urotheca myersi (NCN [= no common name]). Costa Rica: Puntarenas Province". Herpetological Review 24 (3): 111.
    • Savage JM (2002). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. xx + 945 pp. ISBN 0-226-73537-0.
    • Savage JM, Lahanas PN (1989). "A New Species of Colubrid Snake (Genus Urotheca) from the Cordillera de Talamanca of Costa Rica". Copeia 1989 (4): 892–896. (Urotheca myersi, new species).



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