Adelphicos quadrivirgatus
| Middle American burrowing snake | |
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| Adelphicos quadrivirgatum quadrivirgatum | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Adelphicos |
| Species: | A. quadrivirgatum |
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Adelphicos quadrivirgatum Jan, 1862 |
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The Middle American burrowing snake (Adelphicos quadrivirgatum) is a species of dipsadine colubrid snake, endemic to Mexico and Central America.
Four subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Adelphicos.
The specific name, newmanorum (Latin, genitive, plural), is in honor of American zoologist Robert J. Newman and his wife Marcella Newman.
The specific name, sargii (Latin, genitive, singular), is in honor of Franz Sarg (1840–1920), who served as German Consul in Guatemala.
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