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Hempstead's Pine Woods Snake
Rhadinella hempsteadae
Rhadinella hempsteadae, also known commonly as Hempstead's pine woods snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Guatemala.
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Description
The holotype of R. hempsteadae, an adult male, has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 266 mm (10.5 in), plus a tail length of 128 mm (5.0 in).
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of R. hempsteadae is forest, at altitudes of 1,600–2,600 m (5,200–8,500 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, hempsteadae, is in honor of Guatemalan coffee planter Maria Luisa Hempstead.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Rhadinella hempsteadae in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 111618.