Rhadinaea bogertorum


Rhadinaea bogertorum, also known commonly as the Oaxacan graceful brown snake and la hojarasquera de Oaxaca in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, bogertorum, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert and his wife Martha.

Geographic range

R. bogertorum is endemic to the Mexican state of Oaxaca.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. bogertorum is forest.

Description

The holotype of R. bogertorum has a total length of, which includes a tail length of. The dorsal scales are smooth, without apical pits, and in 17 rows throughout the length of the body.

Reproduction

R. bogertorum is oviparous.