Islas Revillagigedo Nightsnake
Hypsiglena unaocularus
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Dipsadidae
Hypsiglena unaocularus est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Dipsadidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique de l'île Clarion dans les îles Revillagigedo au Colima au Mexique. Habitat Hypsiglena unaocularus vit sur la lave noire.
Hypsiglena unaocularus, commonly known as the Islas Revillagigedo night snake or Clarión night snake, is a species of small colubrid snake endemic to Clarion Island, initially described from a single specimen collected by William Beebe in 1936. During the next several decades, scientists were unable to detect any trace of the snake in their field studies. After an intensive search in 2013, a team of scientist identified 11 snakes that matched the original description of the species.
La serpiente nocturna de Clarión (Hypsiglena unaocularus) es una especie de reptil de la familia Colubridae, endémica de las rocas de la isla Clarión, en el archipiélago de Revillagigedo, a 1100 km de la costa oeste de México. Mide entre 40 y 46 cm de longitud. Es de color marrón oscuro, con manchas negruzcas sobre la cabeza y en el cuello.
Distribution
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