Apostolepis gaboi

Apostolepis gaboi, known commonly as the sand dunes blackhead and the cobra-rainha das dunas in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, gaboi, is in honor of Uruguayan zoologist Gabriel Omar Skuk Sugliano, whose nickname is "Gabo".

Geographic range

A. gaboi is found in the Brazilian state of Bahia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. gaboi is shrubland with sandy soil.

Description

Dorsally, A. gaboi is rust-colored, with seven black lines. The tip of the tail is black, resembling the head. The fifth and sixth upper labials contact the parietal.

Behavior

A. gaboi is fossorial, and it is both diurnal and nocturnal.

Reproduction

A. gaboi is oviparous.