Adelphicos newmanorum
| Adelphicos newmanorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Adelphicos |
| Species: | A. newmanorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Adelphicos newmanorum Taylor, 1950
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Adelphicos quadrivirgatum newmanorum Taylor, 1950 | |
Adelphicos newmanorum, the Middle American burrowing snake[1][2] or Newmans' earth snake,[3] is a colubrid snake. It is endemic to Mexico[1][2] and known from the states of San Luis Potosí, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas.[1]
Etymology
Adelphicos newmanorum is named in honor of American zoologist Robert J. Newman and his wife Marcella Newman.[4]
Appearance
Adelphicos newmanorum is reddish-brown.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Adelphicos newmanorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Adelphicos newmanorum Taylor, 1950". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Newmans' Earth Snake (Adelphicos newmanorum)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Adelphicos quadrivirgatus newmanorum, p. 189).