Rhadinaea forbesi, also known commonly as Forbes' graceful brown snake and la hojarasquera de Forbes in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Etymology
The specific name, forbesi, is in honor of , who was both a Mexican planter and an amateur herpetologist.
Geographic range
R. forbesi is found in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of R. forbesi is forest, at altitudes of .
Behavior
R. forbesi is terrestrial and fossorial.
Reproduction
R. forbesi is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. .
- (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (80): 1âÂÂ60. (Rhadinaea forbesi, p. 52).
- Smith HM (1942). "Descriptions of New Species and Subspecies of Mexican Snakes of the Genus Rhadinaea ". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 55: 185âÂÂ192. (Rhadinaea forbesi, new species, pp. 188âÂÂ189 + Figure 3 on p. 192).