Etheridgeum

Genus of snakes

Etheridgeum

Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Suborder:  | Serpentes
Family:  | Colubridae
Genus:  | Etheridgeum
Wallach, 1988
Species:  |

E. pulchrum

Binomial name
Etheridgeum pulchrum

(F. Werner, 1924)

Synonyms[2]

* Padangia pulchra
F. Werner, 1924
* Etheridgeum pulchrum
— Wallach, 1988
(nomen substitutum)

Etheridgeum is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae. The genus is monotypic, containing the sole species Etheridgeum pulchrum,[2] which is commonly known as the Sumatra Etheridge snake, and is native to Indonesia.

## Etymology

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The generic name, Etheridgeum, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge (1929–2019).[3] The specific name, pulchrum, is Latin for "beautiful".[2]

## Geographic range

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E. pulchrum is endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia.[1][2]

## Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of E. pulchrum is forest.[1]

## Description

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A small snake, the holotype of E. pulchrum has a snout-to-vent length of 14.5 cm (5.7 in).[4] The dorsal scales are smooth, and they are arranged in 15 rows throughout the length of the body.[5]

## Behavior

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E. pulchrum is terrestrial and semifossorial.[1][5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Vogel, G. (2012). "Etheridgeum pulchrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T169685A1280150. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T169685A1280150.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. ^ a b c d Etheridgeum pulchrum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 December 2016.
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. (Etheridgeum, p. 86).
4. ^ Werner F (1924).
5. ^ a b Wallach V (1988).

## Further reading

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* Teynié A, David P, Ohler A (2010). "Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo". Zootaxa 2416: 1–43.
* Wallach V (1988). "Status and redescription of the genus Padangia Werner, with comparative visceral data on Collorhabdium Smedley and other genera (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Amphibia-Reptilia 9 (1): 61–76. (Etheridgeum pulchrum, replacement name).
* Werner F (1924). "Neue oder wenig bekannte Schlangen aus dem Naturhistorischen Staatsmuseum in Wien ". Sitzungberichte der Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 133: 29–56. (Padangia, new genus, p. 54; P. pulchra, new species, pp. 54–55, Figure 8). (in German).

Taxon identifiers

Etheridgeum pulchrum|

* Wikidata: Q1856890
* Wikispecies: Etheridgeum pulchrum
* ADW: Etheridgeum
* CoL: 3BL8C
* GBIF: 2454576
* iNaturalist: 30150
* IRMNG: 11076302
* ITIS: 1081872
* IUCN: 169685
* Observation.org: 99430
* Open Tree of Life: 4122170
* RD: pulchrum

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