Adelphicos newmanorum
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| Adelphicos newmanorum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Adelphicos |
| Species: | A. newmanorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Adelphicos newmanorum Taylor, 1950 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Adelphicos quadrivirgatum newmanorum Taylor, 1950 | |
Adelphicos newmanorum, also known commonly as the Middle American burrowing snake[1][2], Newmans' earth snake,[3] and la zacatera roja[1] in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico[1][2] and known from the Mexican states of Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas.[1]
Adelphicos newmanorum is named in honor of American zoologist Robert J. Newman and his wife Marcella Newman.[4]
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