Scaphiodontophis annulatus

Scaphiodontophis annulatus, commonly known as the Guatemala neckband snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. There are four recognized subspecies.

Scaphiodontophis annulatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Scaphiodontophis
Species:	S. annulatus
Binomial name
Scaphiodontophis annulatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
Synonyms[2]
Enicognathus annulatus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 Diadophis annulatus — Garman, 1884 Polyodontophis annulatus — Boulenger, 1893 Henicognathus venustissimus — Günther, 1895 Sibynophis zeteki Dunn, 1930 Sibinophis annulatus — Ditmars, 1934 Scaphiodontophis carpicinctus Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1943 Scaphiodontophis zeteki — Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1943 Scaphiodontophis cyclurus — Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1943 Scaphiodontophis nothus — Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1943 Scaphiodontophis albonuchalis — Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1943 Scaphiodontophis annulatus — J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970

Geographic distribution

S. annulatus is found in the Mexican states of Puebla and Yucatán, and in Belize, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. annulatus is forest at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[1]

Subspecies

The following four subspecies are recognized as being valid.[2]

• Scaphiodontophis annulatus annulatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
• Scaphiodontophis annulatus dugandi Roze, 1969
• Scaphiodontophis annulatus hondurensis (Schmidt, 1936)
• Scaphiodontophis annulatus nothus Taylor & H.M. Smith, 1943

Reproduction

S. annulatus is oviparous.[2]

Etymology

The subspecific name, dugandi, is in honor of Colombian biologist Armando Dugand.[3]

References

1. Mandujano RC, López-Luna MA (2013). "Scaphiodontophis annulatus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T198404A2525590.en.
2. Scaphiodontophis annulatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 December 2018.
3. Roze (1969).

Further reading

• Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième [Volume 7]. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Enicognathus annulatus, new species, pp. 335–336). (in French).
• Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
• Henderson RW (1984). "Scaphiodontophis (Serpentes: Colubridae): Natural History and Test of a Mimicry-Related Hypothesis". pp. 185–194. In: Seigel RA, Hunt LE, Knight JL, Malaret L, Zuschlag NL (1984). Vertebrate Ecology and Systematics: A Tribute to Henry S. Fitch. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 10. Lawrence: University of Kansas. viii + 278 pp.
• Roze JA (1969). "Una nueva coral falsa del genero Scaphiodontophis (Serpentes: Colubridae) de Colombia ". Caldasia 10: 355–363. (Scaphiodontophis dugandi, new species, figures 1–3). (in Spanish, with an English summary).
• Schmidt KP (1936). "New Amphibians and Reptiles in the Museum of Comparative Zoology". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 49: 43–50. (Sibynophis annulatus hondurensis, new subspecies, pp. 48–49).
• Taylor EH, Smith HM (1943). "A Review of the American Sibynophine Snakes, with the Proposal of a New Genus". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 29: 301–337 + Plates XXI–XXV. (Scaphiodontophis nothus, new species, pp. 320–322, Figure 8 + Plate XXIII, figure 2).