Eutrachelophis

Eutrachelophis is a genus of snakes, known commonly as ivory-naped snakes, of the family Colubridae. The genus contains two species, which are native to South America.[1]

Eutrachelophis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Dipsadinae
Genus: Eutrachelophis
Myers & McDowell, 2014

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Eutrachelophis bassleri Myers & McDowell, 2014 – Ecuador, Peru
  • Eutrachelophis papilio Zaher & Prudente, 2019 – Brazil

Etymology

The specific name, bassleri, is in honor of Harvey Bassler (1883–1950), who was an American petroleum engineer and herpetologist.[2]

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References
  1. Genus Eutrachelophis at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  2. Species Eutrachelophis bassleri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading
  • Myers CW, McDowell SB (2014). "New Taxa and Cryptic Species of Neotropical Snakes (Xenodontinae), with Commentary on Hemipenes as Generic and Specific Characters". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (385): 1–112. (Eutrachelophis, new genus, pp. 6–8; E. bassleri, new species, pp. 8–14, Figures 1–3, 10).
  • Zaher H, Prudente ALC (2019). "The enigmatic Amazonian genus Eutrachelophis: morphological evidence and description of new taxa (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Xenodontini)". Amphibia-Reptilia 41 (2): 215–231. (Eutrachelophis papilio, new species).


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