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]

Geophis juliai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Geophis
Species:
G. juliai
Binomial name
Geophis juliai

Etymology

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The specific name, juliai, is in honor of Jordi Juliá-Zertuche, who was a Mexican entomologist and herpetologist.[3]

Geographic range

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G. juliai is found in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz.[1][2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of G. juliai is forest, at altitudes of 100–600 m (330–1,970 ft).[1]

Behavior

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G. juliai is terrestrial and semifossorial.[1]

Reproduction

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G. juliai is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Lopez-Luna, M.A. (2007). "Geophis juliai ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007. Version 2022.2.
  2. ^ a b c Species Geophis juliai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ 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

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  • 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).