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Jaeger's ground snake
E. jaegeri.jpg
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Erythrolamprus
Species:
jaegeri
Synonyms
  • Coronella jaegeri
    Günther, 1858
  • Liophis jaegeri
    — Freiberg, 1982
  • Erthrolamprus jaegeri
    — Forlani et al., 2010

Erythrolamprus jaegeri, commonly known as Jaeger's ground snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to South America. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, jaegeri, is in honor of German paleontologist Georg Friedrich Jäger.

Geographic range

E. jaegeri is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Habitat

E. jaegeri is found in a variey of habitats, including forest, shrubland, grassland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes from near sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft).

Classification

Erythrolamprus jaegeri belongs to the genus Erythrolamprus, which contains over 50 species. The genus Erythrolamprus belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae. The relationships of Erythrolamprus species located in northern South America can be shown in the cladogram below, based on molecular DNA analysis:

     

E. poecilogyrus (paraphyletic)

     

E. ceii


E. poecilogyrus (paraphyletic)





E. miliaris


E. miliaris

     
     

E. typhlus (Brazil) (paraphyletic)

     

E. reginae (paraphyletic)

     

E. reginae (paraphyletic)


E. zweifeli






E. breviceps


E. epinephalus (Peru) (paraphyletic)

     
     

E. epinephalus (Costa Rica) (paraphyletic)


E. pseudoreginae



E. melanotus





     

E. atraventer

     

Erythrolamprus jaegeri


E. almadensis




     

E. juliae


E. cursor



E. typhlus (French Guiana) (paraphyletic)




E. cobella

     
     

E. aesculapii (Brazil) (paraphyletic)


E. ocellatus




E. aesculapii (French Guiana & Guyana) (paraphyletic)

     

E. bizona


E. mimus








Reproduction

E. jaegeri is oviparous.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

  • Erythrolamprus jaegeri coralliventris (Boulenger, 1894)
  • Erythrolamprus jaegeri jaegeri (Günther, 1858)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Erythrolamprus.

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