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Orange-bellied Glasstail
Urotheca guentheri
Urotheca guentheri, also known commonly as Günther's graceful brown snake and the striped glasstail, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central America.
From the article Urotheca guentheri on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Dorsally, U. guentheri is dark brown with white lines. Ventrally, it is reddish orange. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 19 in (48 cm).
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of U. guentheri is forest, at altitudes of 70–1,800 m (230–5,910 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.
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 Urotheca guentheri 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 28128.