Geophis juliai

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.

Etymology

The specific name, juliai, is in honor of , who was a Mexican entomologist and herpetologist.

Geographic range

G. juliai is found in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. juliai is forest, at altitudes of .

Behavior

G. juliai is terrestrial and semifossorial.

Reproduction

G. juliai is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexican Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 572 pp. .
• , Smith HM, (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).