Erythrolamprus festae, also known commonly as the drab ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to northwestern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, festae, is in honor of Italian zoologist .
Geographic range
E. festae is found in Ecuador and Peru.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. festae is forest, at altitudes of .
Reproduction
E. festae is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Amaral A (1929). "Estudos sobre ophidios neotropicos XVIII. Lista remissiva dos ophidios da região neotropica ". Memórias do Instituto Butantan 4: 126âÂÂ271. (Liophis festae, new combination, p. 171). (in Portuguese).
- , , , , , , (2012). "Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal". Cladistics 28 (5): 437âÂÂ459. (Erythrolamprus festae, new combination).
- Peracca MG (1897). "Viaggio del Dr. Enrico Festa nell'Ecuador e regioni vicine. IV. ". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[egia]. Universitàdi Torino 12 (300): 1âÂÂ20. (Rhadinaea festae, new species, pp. 16âÂÂ17). (in Italian).
- , (2020). "Hidden diversity in two widespread snake species (Serpentes: Xenodontini: Erythrolamprus) from South America". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 146: 106772. (Erythrolamprus festae).