Macroprotodon abubakeri
Macroprotodon abubakeri is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is one of four species in the genus Macroprotodon.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Macroprotodon |
Species: | M. abubakeri |
Binomial name | |
Macroprotodon abubakeri Wade, 2001 | |
Etymology
The specific name, abubakeri, is in honor of Algerian naturalist Aboubakeur Sid-Ahmed.[1]
Conservation status
M. abubakeri is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
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References
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2001). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Macroprotodon abubakeri, p. 1).
- Miras JAM, Joger U, Pleguezuelos J, Slimani T, MartÃnez-Solano I (2005). Macroprotodon abubakeri . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
Further reading
- Wade E (2001). "Review of the False Smooth Snake Genus Macroprotodon (Serpentes, Colubridae) in Algeria with a Description of a New Species". Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London (Zool.) 67 (1): 85-107. (Macroprotodon abubakeri, new species, p. 95).
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