Clelia langeri
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| Clelia langeri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Clelia |
| Species: | C. langeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Clelia langeri | |
Clelia langeri is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Bolivia.[2]
The specific name, langeri, is in honor of German-born Brother Andres Langer, a Dominican friar who is a missionary in Pampagrande, Bolivia.[3]
Description
Unlike other members of its genus, C. langeri has two loreal scales instead of one. It also differs by having 21 rows of dorsal scales in the region of its neck.[2]
Geographic range
Clelia langeri is found in the Bolivian departments of Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz.[1]
Habitat
Behavior
Clelia langeri is primarily terrestrial, but also sometimes arboreal.[1]
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