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'''Hallberg's cloud forest snake''' ('''''Cryophis hallbergi''')'' is a [[species]] of snake in the [[subfamily]] [[Dipsadinae]] of the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Colubridae]]. The species, which is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Mexico]], is [[Monotypic taxon|monotypic]] in the [[genus]] '''''Cryophis'''''.<ref name=RDB/> |
'''Hallberg's cloud forest snake''' ('''''Cryophis hallbergi''')'', also known [[Common name|commonly]] as '''''la culebra de bosque mesófilo de Hallberg''''' in Mexican Spanish, is a [[species]] of snake in the [[subfamily]] [[Dipsadinae]] of the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Colubridae]]. The species, which is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Mexico]], is [[Monotypic taxon|monotypic]] in the [[genus]] '''''Cryophis'''''.<ref name=RDB/> |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''hallbergi'', is in honor of Thomas Boone Hallberg (born 1923), who is an American botanist who has been working in Mexico for over 50 years.<ref>[[species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins|Watkins, Michael]]; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Cryophis hallbergi'', p. 114).</ref> |
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''hallbergi'', is in honor of Thomas Boone Hallberg (born 1923), who is an American botanist who has been working in Mexico for over 50 years.<ref>[[species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins|Watkins, Michael]]; [[species:Michael Grayson|Grayson, Michael]] (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Cryophis hallbergi'', p. 114).</ref> |
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==Geographic range== |
==Geographic range== |
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''C. hallbergi'' occurs in the [[Sierra Juarez, Oaxaca|Sierra Juarez]] and [[Sierra Mazateca]] of northern [[Oaxaca]] state, at elevations of {{cvt|1,200|–|1,865|m|ft}}.<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021"/> |
''C. hallbergi'' occurs in the [[Sierra Juarez, Oaxaca|Sierra Juarez]] and [[Sierra Mazateca]] of northern [[Oaxaca]] state, at elevations of {{cvt|1,200|–|1,865|m|ft}}.<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021"/> |
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==Habitat== |
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The natural [[habitat]] of ''C. hallbergi'' is undisturbed [[cloud forest]].<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021"/> |
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==Reproduction== |
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''C. hallbergi'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species |genus=Cryophis |species=hallbergi |date=13 December |year=2023}}</ref> |
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==Further reading== |
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*[[Charles Mitchill Bogert|Bogert CM]], [[species:William Edward Duellman|Duellman WE]] (1963). "A New Genus and Species of Colubrid Snake from the Mexican State of Oaxaca". ''American Museum Novitates'' (2162): 1–15. (''Cryophis'', new genus; ''Cryophis hallbergi'', new species). |
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*[[species:Peter Heimes|Heimes P]] (2016). ''Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I''. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. {{ISBN|978-3899731002}}. |
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*[[species:Ernest Anthony Liner|Liner EA]] (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of México". ''Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University'' (80): 1–59. |
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*Simón-Salvador, Pablo Rogelio; Arreortúa, Medardo; Flores, Carlos A.; Santiago-Dionicio, Hermes; [[species:Edna González-Bernal|González-Bernal, Edna]] (2021). "The role of Indigenous and Community Conservation Areas in herpetofauna conservation: a preliminary lit for Santa Cruz Tepetotutla, Oaxaca Mexico". ''ZooKeys'' '''1029''': 185–208. |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Cryophis Bogert & Duellman, 1963 |
Species: | C. hallbergi
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Binomial name | |
Cryophis hallbergi Bogert & Duellman, 1963
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Hallberg's cloud forest snake (Cryophis hallbergi), also known commonly as la culebra de bosque mesófilo de Hallberg in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species, which is endemic to Mexico, is monotypic in the genus Cryophis.[2]
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, hallbergi, is in honor of Thomas Boone Hallberg (born 1923), who is an American botanist who has been working in Mexico for over 50 years.[3]
Geographic range[edit]
C. hallbergi occurs in the Sierra Juarez and Sierra Mazateca of northern Oaxaca state, at elevations of 1,200–1,865 m (3,937–6,119 ft).[1]
Habitat[edit]
The natural habitat of C. hallbergi is undisturbed cloud forest.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Canseco-Márquez, L. (2007). "Cryophis hallbergi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63767A12707389. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63767A12707389.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Cryophis hallbergi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2023.
- ^ 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. (Cryophis hallbergi, p. 114).
Further reading[edit]
- Bogert CM, Duellman WE (1963). "A New Genus and Species of Colubrid Snake from the Mexican State of Oaxaca". American Museum Novitates (2162): 1–15. (Cryophis, new genus; Cryophis hallbergi, new species).
- Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
- Liner EA (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of México". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (80): 1–59.
- Simón-Salvador, Pablo Rogelio; Arreortúa, Medardo; Flores, Carlos A.; Santiago-Dionicio, Hermes; González-Bernal, Edna (2021). "The role of Indigenous and Community Conservation Areas in herpetofauna conservation: a preliminary lit for Santa Cruz Tepetotutla, Oaxaca Mexico". ZooKeys 1029: 185–208.