Rodriguesophis chui Rodrigues, 1993

De Alencar, Arília Aiarsa Laura R. V. & Martins, Marcio, 2013, Natural History Of Pseudoboine Snakes, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 53 (19), pp. 261-283 : 274

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https://doi.org/ 10.1590/S0031-10492013001900001

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scientific name

Rodriguesophis chui Rodrigues, 1993
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Distribution: Rodriguesophis chui is only known for its type locality, Santo Inacio, Bahia state, Brazil ( Rodrigues, 1993).

Habitat, time of activity, feeding, and reproduction: Rodriguesophis chui seems to be a fossorial species that occurs in the Caatinga, in sand dunes along the São Francisco River ( Rodrigues, 1993, 1996, 2003). No other ecological data is available for R. chui . Rodrigues (1993) reports an adult male of 300 + 70 mm ( SVL + TL).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Rodriguesophis

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