Rustyhead snake

The rustyhead snake (Amastridium veliferum), also known commonly as the rufous-headed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[3] The species is endemic to Central America and Colombia.[2]

Rustyhead snake

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Amastridium
Species:
A. veliferum
Binomial name
Amastridium veliferum
Cope, 1860
Synonyms[2]
  • Amastridium veliferum
    Cope, 1860
  • Fleischmannia obscura
    Boettger, 1898
  • Phrydrops melas
    Boulenger, 1905
  • Phydrops [sic] melas
    — Dunn, 1931
  • Amastridium veliferum
    — J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970
  • Amastridium veliferum
    — Wallach et al., 2014

Taxonomy

Amastridium veliferum is one of only two recognized species in the genus Amastridium.[4]

Geographic range

Amastridium veliferum is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. veliferum is forest, at altitudes of 2–1,200 m (6.6–3,937.0 ft).[1]

Reproduction

Amastridium veliferum is oviparous.[2]

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References
  1. Sasa M, Wilson LD (2013). "Amastridium veliferum ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T197428A2482444. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197428A2482444.en. Downloaded on 19 February 2020.
  2. "Amastridium veliferum COPE, 1860". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Consulted: 2012-03-12
  3. "Amastridium veliferum ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. Genus Amastridium at The Reptile Database

Further reading
  • Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Genus Amastridium and species A. veliferum, p. 352).
  • Cope ED (1860). "Descriptions of Reptiles from Tropical America and Asia". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1860: 368-374. (Amastridium, new genus, p. 370; A. veliferum, new species, pp. 370–371).
  • Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofaua Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.



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