Adelphicos newmanorum, the Middle American burrowing snake[1][2] or Newmans' earth snake,[3] is a colubrid snake. It is endemic to Mexico[1][2] and known from the states of San Luis Potosí, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas.[1]

Adelphicos newmanorum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Adelphicos
Species:
A. newmanorum
Binomial name
Adelphicos newmanorum
Taylor, 1950
Synonyms[1]

Adelphicos quadrivirgatum newmanorum Taylor, 1950

Etymology

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Adelphicos newmanorum is named in honor of American zoologist Robert J. Newman and his wife Marcella Newman.[4]

Appearance

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The adelphicos newmanorum is reddish-brown.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Adelphicos newmanorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Adelphicos newmanorum Taylor, 1950". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Newmans' Earth Snake (Adelphicos newmanorum)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ 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. (Adelphicos quadrivirgatus newmanorum, p. 189).