Geophis juliai, also known commonly as the Tuxtlan earth snake, Zurtuche's earth snake, and la minadora de Julia in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Geophis |
| Species: | G. juliai
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| Geophis juliai | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, juliai, is in honor of Jordi Juliá-Zertuche, who was a Mexican entomologist and herpetologist.[3]
Geographic range
editG. juliai is found in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz.[1][2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of G. juliai is forest, at altitudes of 100–600 m (330–1,970 ft).[1]
Behavior
editG. juliai is terrestrial and semifossorial.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Lopez-Luna, M.A. (2007). "Geophis juliai ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007. Version 2022.2.
- ^ a b c Species Geophis juliai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Geophis juliai, p. 137).
Further reading
edit- Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexican Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
- Pérez-Higareda G, Smith HM, López-Luna MA (2001). "A New Geophis (Reptilia: Serpentes) From Southern Veracruz, Mexico". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 37 (2): 42–48. (Geophis juliai, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
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