Rhadinaea gaigeae
| Rhadinaea gaigeae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Rhadinaea |
| Species: | R. gaigeae |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhadinaea gaigeae Bailey, 1937 | |
Rhadinaea gaigeae is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.[2]
References
- ↑ Species Rhadinaea gaigeae at The Reptile Database
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhadinaea gaigeae, p. 96).
Further reading
- Bailey JR (1937). "A New Species of Rhadinaea from San Luis Potosí ". Copeia 1937 (2): 118-119. (Rhadinaea gaigeae, new species).
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