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Oxyrhopus Venezuelanus
''Oxyrhopus'', the false coral snakes, is a genus of colubrid snakes that belong to the subfamily Dipsadinae. The genus is found in Central America and the northern part of South America, and it includes 15 distinct species. Species The following 15 species are recognized as being valid."''Oxyrhopus'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *''Oxyrhopus clathratus'' André Marie Constant Duméril, A.M.C. Duméril, Gabriel Bibron, Bibron & Auguste Duméril, A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 - Duméril's false coral snake *''Oxyrhopus doliatus'' A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 - Bibron's false coral snake *''Oxyrhopus emberti'' species:Lucindo Gonzales Álvarez, Gonzales, species:Steffen Reichle, Reichle & species:Omar Machado Entiauspe-Neto, Entiauspe-Neto, 2020 *''Oxyrhopus erdisii'' *''Oxyrhopus fitzingeri'' (Johann Jakob von Tschudi, Tschudi, 1845) - Fitzinger's false coral snake *''Oxyrhopus formosus'' (Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, Wied-Neuwied, 1820 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxyrhopus Melanogenys
''Oxyrhopus melanogenys'', commonly known as Tschudi's false coral snake, is a Colubridae, colubrid snake species found in the northern part of South America. Description Adults may attain a total length of , which includes a tail long. Dorsum (anatomy), Dorsally, it is red or reddish brown, with the dorsal scales black-edged or black-tipped. There may be a few black crossbands in groups of three (triads) on the anterior portion of the body. The top of the head and the nape of the neck are black. Ventrally, it is yellowish.George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger, G.A. 1896. ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ),...'' Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, Printers.) London. xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I.- XXV. (''Oxyrhopus melanogenys'', p. 105.) It is often confused with Oxyrhopus trigeminus. The dorsal scales are smooth, with apical pits, and are arra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxyrhopus Doliatus
''Oxyrhopus doliatus'', Bibron's false coral snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3359139 Oxyrhopus Reptiles of Venezuela Endemic fauna of Venezuela Reptiles described in 1854 Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron Taxa named by Auguste Duméril ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxyrhopus Leucomelas
''Oxyrhopus leucomelas'', Werner's false coral snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3359146 Oxyrhopus Reptiles of Ecuador Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of Venezuela Reptiles of Peru Reptiles described in 1916 Taxa named by Franz Werner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxyrhopus Guibei
''Oxyrhopus guibei'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America. It is often called the false coral snake, Braz H, Manço DD (2011)"Natural nests of the false-coral snake ''Oxyrhopus guibei'' in southeastern Brazil".''Herpetology Notes'' 4: 187-189. Tozetti AM et al. (2004)"''Oxyrhopus guibei'' (False Coral Snake). Predation".''Herpetological Review'' 35 (2): 179. but this common name can refer to any of a long list of other species, genera, and even entire families of snakes."Aniliidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System."''Erythrolamprus'' ". Integrated Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Maximilian Of Wied-Neuwied
Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied (23 September 1782 – 3 February 1867) was a German explorer, ethnologist and naturalist. He led a pioneering expedition to southeast Brazil between 1815–1817, from which the album ''Reise nach Brasilien,'' which first revealed to Europe real images of Brazilian Indians, was the ultimate result. It was translated into several languages and recognized as one of the greatest contributions to the knowledge of Brazil at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In 1832 he embarked on another expedition, this time to United States, together with the Swiss painter Karl Bodmer. Prince Maximilian collected many examples of ethnography, and many specimens of flora and fauna of the area, still preserved in museum collections, notably in the Lindenmuseum, Stuttgart. The genus '' Neuwiedia'' Blume (Orchidaceae) was named for him. Also, Prince Maximilian is honored in the scientific names of eight species of reptiles: '' Hydromedusa max ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxyrhopus Formosus
''Oxyrhopus formosus'' (vernacular names: beautiful calico snake, Formosa false coral snake) is a neotropical snake of the family Dipsadidae Dipsadinae is a large subfamily of colubroid snakes, sometimes referred to as a family (Dipsadidae). They are found in most of the Americas, including the West Indies, and are most diverse in South America. There are more than 700 species. Dips .... Its distribution is not fully understood, because of inaccurate identifications and confusion with other ''Oxyrhopus'' species. It has been reported from Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Reports from the Guiana region are based on misidentified '' O. occipitalis''. ''Oxyrhopus formosus'' are robust, the head is entirely yellow, and adults are red with prominent black bands; ''O. occipitalis'' are slender, the snout is yellow and the top of head is brown, and adults are red with faint crossbands. References Oxyrhopus Snakes of Brazil Reptiles of Colombia Reptiles of Peru Taxa named by Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Jakob Von Tschudi
Johann Jakob von Tschudi (25 July 1818 – 8 October 1889) was a Switzerland, Swiss Natural history, naturalist, explorer and diplomat. Biography Tschudi was born in Glarus to Johann Jakob Tschudi, a merchant, and Anna Maria Zwicky. He studied natural sciences and medicine at the universities of Neuchâtel, Leiden and Paris. In 1838 he travelled to Peru, where he remained for five years exploring and collecting plants in the Andes. He went to Vienna in 1843. In 1845 he described 18 new species of South American reptiles. Between 1857 and 1859 he visited Brazil and other countries in South America. In 1860 he was appointed Swiss ambassador to Brazil, remaining so until 1868, and again spent time exploring the country and collecting plants for the museums of Neuchâtel, Glarus, and Freiburg. In 1868 he became minister to Vienna. Peru He wrote a textbook on Peru called ''Peruvian antiquities'' in which he recorded various aspects of Peruvian life and history. In his book he explai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxyrhopus Fitzingeri
''Oxyrhopus fitzingeri'', also known commonly as Fitzinger's false coral snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to northwestern South America. There are two recognized subspecies. Etymology The specific name, ''fitzingeri'', is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Leopold Fitzinger. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Oxyrhopus fitzingeri'', p. 91). The subspecific name, ''frizzelli'', is honor of the collectors of the holotype, Don L. Frizzell & Harriet E. Frizzell. Geographic range ''O. fitzingeri'' is found in Ecuador and Peru. www.reptile-database.org. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''O. fitzingeri'' are forest, savanna, and desert, at altitudes from sea level to . Reproduction ''O. fitzingeri'' is oviparous. Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Barbour
Thomas Barbour (August 19, 1884 – January 8, 1946) was an American herpetologist. From 1927 until 1946, he was director of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) founded in 1859 by Louis Agassiz at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Life and career Barbour, the eldest of four brothers, was born in 1884 to Colonel William Barbour, and his wife, Julia Adelaide Sprague. Colonel Barbour was founder and president of The Linen Thread Company, Inc., a successful thread manufacturing enterprise having much business in the United States, Ireland, and Scotland. Although born on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, where the family was spending the summer, Barbour grew up in Monmouth, New Jersey, where one of his younger brothers, William Warren Barbour, entered the political arena, eventually serving as U.S. Senator from New Jersey from 1931 to 1937 and again from 1938 to 1943. At age fifteen, Thomas Barbour was taken to visit Harvard University, which, entranced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxyrhopus Erdisii
''Oxyrhopus erdisii'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3359143 Oxyrhopus Reptiles of Peru Endemic fauna of Peru Reptiles described in 1913 Taxa named by Thomas Barbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Machado Entiauspe-Neto
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate on 23 August 634. Umar was a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was also an expert Muslim jurist known for his pious and just nature, which earned him the epithet ''al-Fārūq'' ("the one who distinguishes (between right and wrong)"). Umar initially opposed Muhammad, his distant Qurayshite kinsman and later son-in-law. Following his conversion to Islam in 616, he became the first Muslim to openly pray at the Kaaba. Umar participated in almost all battles and expeditions under Muhammad, who bestowed the title ''al-Fārūq'' ('the Distinguisher') upon Umar, for his judgements. After Muhammad's death in June 632, Umar pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr () as the first caliph and served as the closest adviser t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
