Macroprotodon abubakeri

Macroprotodon abubakeri is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is one of four species in the genus Macroprotodon.

Macroprotodon abubakeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Macroprotodon
Species:
M. abubakeri
Binomial name
Macroprotodon abubakeri
Wade, 2001

Etymology

The specific name, abubakeri, is in honor of Algerian naturalist Aboubakeur Sid-Ahmed.[1]

Geographic range

M. abubakeri is found in Algeria, Morocco, and possibly Spain.[2]

Habitat

The natural habitat of M. abubakeri is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.[2]

Conservation status

M. abubakeri is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References
  1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2001). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Macroprotodon abubakeri, p. 1).
  2. Miras JAM, Joger U, Pleguezuelos J, Slimani T, Martínez-Solano I (2005). Macroprotodon abubakeri . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.

Further reading
  • Wade E (2001). "Review of the False Smooth Snake Genus Macroprotodon (Serpentes, Colubridae) in Algeria with a Description of a New Species". Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London (Zool.) 67 (1): 85-107. (Macroprotodon abubakeri, new species, p. 95).


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