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Terrestrial Snail Sucker
Geophis sartorii
Geophis sartorii, also known commonly as Sartorius' snail-sucker and the terrestrial snail sucker, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern North America and Central America. There are two recognized subspecies.
From the article Geophis sartorii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
G. sartorii may attain a snout-to-vent length of 48 cm (19 in) with a tail length of 14 cm (5.5 in). The body is black, with 16–20 narrow rings, which are yellowish to reddish in color.
Range & habitat
G. sartorii is found in southeastern Mexico, and in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, sartorii, is in honor of German-born Mexican naturalist Christian Carl Wilhelm Sartorius. The subspecific name, macdougalli, is in honor of naturalist Thomas Baillie MacDougall.
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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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 1367263.