Adelphicos daryi

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genera: Adelphicos
Species: Adelphicos daryi
Name

Adelphicos daryi Campbell & Ford, 1982: 3

Holotype: KU 187260, adult ♀.

Type locality: “San Jorge Muxbal, 5.5 km W San José Pinula, Department of Guatemala, Guatemala, elevation 1844 m”.
References
Primary references

Campbell, J.A. & Ford, L.S. 1982. Phylogenetic relationships of the colubrid snakes of the genus Adelphicos in the highlands of Middle America. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas 100: 1–22. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Adelphicos daryi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 March 2018.
Acevedo, M., Ariano-Sánchez, D. & Johnson, J. 2014. IUCN: Adelphicos daryi (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T521A3014000. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T521A3014000.en

Vernacular names
English: Dary's Burrowing Snake

Dary's burrowing snake (Adelphicos daryi ) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, daryi, is in honor of Guatemalan biologist Mario Dary Rivera (1928-1981).[3]
Geographic range and habitat

A. daryi is endemic to the Guatemalan central highlands in pine-oak forests, at elevations from 1,300–2,135 m (4,265–7,005 ft).[1]
Behavior

Dary's burrowing snake is terrestrial, fossorial, and mainly nocturnal.[1]
Conservation status

A. daryi is threatened by urban sprawl.[1]
References

Acevedo M, Ariano-Sánchez D, Johnson J (2014). "Adelphicos daryi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T521A3014000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T521A3014000.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
"Adelphicos daryi ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 March 2011.

Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Adelphicos daryi, p. 66).