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Myer's Glasstail
Urotheca myersi
Urotheca myersi is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Costa Rica.
From the article Urotheca myersi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Dorsally, Urotheca myersi is uniformly dark brown, except for the head which is lighter brown. Ventrally, it is bright canary yellow.
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Urotheca myersi is forest, at altitudes of 1,500–2,255 m (4,921–7,398 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, myersi, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles William Myers.
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
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Urotheca myersi 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 28116.