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| status = VU
| status = VU
| status_system=IUCN3.1
| status_system=IUCN3.1
| status_ref=<ref name=iucn>Silveira, A.L., Prudente, A.L. da C., Argôlo , A.J.S., Abrahão, C.R., Nogueira, C. de C., Barbo, F.E., Costa, G.C., Pontes, G.M.F., Colli, G.R., Zaher, H. el D., Borges-Martins, M., Martins, M.R.C., Oliveira , M.E., Passos, P.G.H., Bérnils, R.S., Sawaya, R.J., Cechin, C.T.Z & Guedes da Costa, T.B. (2021). [https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15177312/123740558 ''Ditaxodon taeniatus'']. In: IUCN 2020. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022.2.</ref>
| status_ref=<ref name=iucn>[[species:Adriano Lima Silveira|Silveira AL]], [[species:Ana Lúcia da Costa Prudente|Prudente AL da C]], [[species:Antônio Jorge Suzart Argôlo|Argôlo AJS]], [[species:Carlos Roberto Abrahão|Abrahão CR]], [[species:Cristiano de Campos Nogueira|Nogueira C de C]], [[species:Fausto Erritto Barbo|Barbo FE]], [[species:Gabriel Correira Costa|Costa GC]], [[species:Gláucia Maria Funk Pontes|Pontes GMF]], [[species:Guarino Rinaldi Colli|Colli GR]], [[species:Hussam Zaher|Zaher H el D]], [[species:Márcio Borges-Martins|Borges-Martins M]], [[species:Marcio Martins|Martins MRC]], [[species:Maria Ermelinda do Espírito Santo Oliveira|Oliveira ME]], [[species:Paulo Passos|Passos PGH]], [[species:Renato Silveira Bérnils|Bérnils RS]], [[species:Ricardo Jannini Sawaya|Sawaya RJ]], Cechin CTZ, Guedes da Costa TB (2021). [https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15177312/123740558 ''Ditaxodon taeniatus'']. In: IUCN 2020. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022.2.</ref>
| parent_authority = Hoge, 1958
| parent_authority = [[species:Alphonse Richard Hoge|Hoge]], 1958
| taxon = Ditaxodon taeniatus
| taxon = Ditaxodon taeniatus
| authority = ([[Wilhelm Peters|Peters]], 1868)
| authority = ([[Wilhelm Peters|W. Peters]], 1868)
| synonyms = *''Philodryas taeniatus'' <br>{{small|W. Peters ''in'' [[species:Reinhold Friedrich Hensel|Hensel]], 1868}}
| synonyms =
*''Conophis taeniatus'' <br>{{small|— [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1896}}
*''Philodryas taeniatus''
*''Ditaxodon taemiatus'' <br>{{small|— Hoge, 1958}}
*''Conophis taeniatus''
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=RDB/>
}}
}}
'''Hensel's snake''' ('''''Ditaxodon taeniatus''''') is a snake<ref name=RDB-genus/> endemic to southern [[Brazil]]<ref name=RDB/> It is monotypic in the genus '''Ditaxodon'''.
'''Hensel's snake''' ('''''Ditaxodon taeniatus''''') is a [[species]] of [[snake]] in the [[subfamily]] [[Dipsadinae]] of the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Colubridae]].<ref name=RDB/> The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to southern [[Brazil]],<ref name=RDB/> and it is [[Monotypic taxon|monotypic]] in the [[genus]] '''''Ditaxodon'''''.


==Geographic range==
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== References ==
''D. taeniatus'' is found in the Brazilian states of [[Mato Grosso do Sul]], [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]], [[Rio Grande do Sul]], and [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]].<ref name=iucn/><ref name=RDB/>
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<ref name=RDB-genus>{{NRDB genus|genus=Ditaxodon |date=5 December |year=2016}}</ref>


==Habitat==
<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species|genus=Ditaxodon |species=taeniatus|accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref>
The preferred natural [[habitat]]s of ''D. taeniatus'' are [[forest]] and [[grassland]], at altitudes of {{cvt|800|–|1,800|m|ft}}.<ref name=iucn/>

==Description==
The [[Type (biology)|neotype]] of ''D. taeniatus'' has a total length of {{cvt|54.3|cm|in}}, which includes a tail length of {{cvt|12.2|cm|in}}.<ref name=RDB/> The maximum recorded total lengths are {{cvt|86.4|cm|in}} for a female, and {{cvt|70.7|cm|in}} for a male.<ref name=iucn/>

==Diet==
''D. taeniatus'' [[Predation|preys upon]] [[lizards]] and [[birds]].<ref name=iucn/>

==Reproduction==
''D. taeniatus'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/> [[Clutch (eggs)|Clutch]] size is around ten eggs.<ref name=iucn/>

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==References==
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<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species|genus=Ditaxodon|species=taeniatus|accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref>
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==Further reading==
*[[species:Renato Silveira Bérnils|Bernils RS]], [[species:Christoph Kucharzewski|Kucharzewski C]], [[species:Júlio César de Moura-Leite|Moura-Leite JC]], [[species:Axel Kwet|Kwet A]] (2008). "Rediscovery of the holotype of ''Ditaxodon taeniatus'' (Peters in Hensel, 1868) (Serpentes: Colubridae), and invalidation of the neotype designation". ''Zootaxa'' '''1764''': 66–68.
*[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]] (1896). ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ)'' .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I–XXV. (''Conophis taeniatus'', new combination, p. 124).
*[[species:Marcos Abraham Freiberg|Freiberg M]] (1982). ''Snakes of South America''. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. {{ISBN|0-87666-912-7}}. (''Ditaxodon taeniatus'', p. 94).
*[[species:Alphonse Richard Hoge|Hoge AR]] (1958). "''Die systematische Stellung von ''Xenodon punctatus'' Peters 1880 und ''Philodryas taeniatus'' Hensel 1868'' [= The systematic position of ''Xenodon punctatus'' Peters, 1880, and ''Philodryas taeniatus'' Hensel, 1868]". ''Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin'' '''34''' (1): 49–56. (''Ditaxodon'', new genus, and ''Ditaxodon taeniatus'', new combination, pp. 54–55). (in German).
*[[Wilhelm Peters|Peters W]] (1868). '''''In'':''' [[species:Reinhold Friedrich Hensel|Hensel R]] (1868). "''Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Wirbelthiere Südbrasiliens'' [= Contributions to the knowledge of the vertebrates of southern Brazil ]". ''Archiv für Naturgeschichte'' '''34''' (1): 323–375. (''Philodryas taeniatus'', new species, pp. 331–332). (in German).



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[[Category:Snakes of South America]]
[[Category:Snakes of Brazil]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Brazil]]
[[Category:Endemic reptiles of Brazil]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Brazil]]
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Latest revision as of 16:57, 8 April 2024

Hensel's snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Ditaxodon
Hoge, 1958
Species:
D. taeniatus
Binomial name
Ditaxodon taeniatus
(W. Peters, 1868)
Synonyms[2]
  • Philodryas taeniatus
    W. Peters in Hensel, 1868
  • Conophis taeniatus
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Ditaxodon taemiatus
    — Hoge, 1958

Hensel's snake (Ditaxodon taeniatus) is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.[2] The species is endemic to southern Brazil,[2] and it is monotypic in the genus Ditaxodon.

Geographic range[edit]

D. taeniatus is found in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and São Paulo.[1][2]

Habitat[edit]

The preferred natural habitats of D. taeniatus are forest and grassland, at altitudes of 800–1,800 m (2,600–5,900 ft).[1]

Description[edit]

The neotype of D. taeniatus has a total length of 54.3 cm (21.4 in), which includes a tail length of 12.2 cm (4.8 in).[2] The maximum recorded total lengths are 86.4 cm (34.0 in) for a female, and 70.7 cm (27.8 in) for a male.[1]

Diet[edit]

D. taeniatus preys upon lizards and birds.[1]

Reproduction[edit]

D. taeniatus is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is around ten eggs.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Silveira AL, Prudente AL da C, Argôlo AJS, Abrahão CR, Nogueira C de C, Barbo FE, Costa GC, Pontes GMF, Colli GR, Zaher H el D, Borges-Martins M, Martins MRC, Oliveira ME, Passos PGH, Bérnils RS, Sawaya RJ, Cechin CTZ, Guedes da Costa TB (2021). Ditaxodon taeniatus. In: IUCN 2020. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022.2.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Ditaxodon taeniatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.

Further reading[edit]

  • Bernils RS, Kucharzewski C, Moura-Leite JC, Kwet A (2008). "Rediscovery of the holotype of Ditaxodon taeniatus (Peters in Hensel, 1868) (Serpentes: Colubridae), and invalidation of the neotype designation". Zootaxa 1764: 66–68.
  • Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I–XXV. (Conophis taeniatus, new combination, p. 124).
  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Ditaxodon taeniatus, p. 94).
  • Hoge AR (1958). "Die systematische Stellung von Xenodon punctatus Peters 1880 und Philodryas taeniatus Hensel 1868 [= The systematic position of Xenodon punctatus Peters, 1880, and Philodryas taeniatus Hensel, 1868]". Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin 34 (1): 49–56. (Ditaxodon, new genus, and Ditaxodon taeniatus, new combination, pp. 54–55). (in German).
  • Peters W (1868). In: Hensel R (1868). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Wirbelthiere Südbrasiliens [= Contributions to the knowledge of the vertebrates of southern Brazil ]". Archiv für Naturgeschichte 34 (1): 323–375. (Philodryas taeniatus, new species, pp. 331–332). (in German).



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