Iguanognathus werneri Boulenger 1898 articles

Spatula-toothed snake

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The spatula-toothed snake (Iguanognathus werneri) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Etymology

The specific name, werneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Werner.^[2]

Taxonomy

The species I. werneri is monotypic within the genus Iguanognathus.^[3]

Geographic range

I. werneri is known only from the holotype, which was collected in Sumatra, Indonesia.^[1]

Habitat

The natural habitat of I. werneri is unknown.^[1]

Description

All the teeth of I. werneri (mandibular, maxillary, and palatal) have spatulate crowns, which are ribbed along the outer side. The holotype, which is a female, has a total length of 35 cm (14 in), including a tail 8.7 cm (3.4 in) long.^[4]

Reproduction

I. werneri is oviparous.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Iskandar, D.; Jenkins, H.; Inger, R.F.; Lilley, R. (2012). "Iguanognathus werneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T10803A498726. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T10803A498726.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ 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. (Iguanognathus werneri, p. 282).
^ "Iguanognathus ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
^ Boulenger (1898).
^ Species Iguanognathus werneri at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

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