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Fox's Mountain Meadow Snake
Thamnophis foxi
Fox's mountain meadow snake (Thamnophis foxi), also known commonly as culebra-de vega de Fox and pradera de Fox in Mexican Spanish, is a species of ovoviviparous snake in the family Colubridae. The species, which was described by Douglas A. Rossman and Richard M. Blaney in 1968, is native to northwestern Mexico.
From the article Fox's mountain meadow snake on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The holotype of T. foxi has a total length (including tail) of 42 cm (17 in). It has five upper labials. The dorsal scales are in 17 rows throughout the length of the body. The anal scale is entire (undivided).
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. foxi is forest, at an altitude of 2,600 m (8,500 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
The mode of reproduction of T. foxi is uncertain. The IUCN describes the species as ovoviviparous, whereas the Reptile Database describes it as oviparous, however due to the rest of Thamnophis being ovoviviparous, ovoviviparity is more likely than oviparity.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
In human culture
The specific name, foxi, is in honor of American herpetologist Wade Fox Jr. (1920–1964).
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 1439394.