Phimophis guerini, also known commonly as the Argentine pampas snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.[4] The species is endemic to South America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Phimophis |
| Species: | P. guerini
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Etymology
editThe specific name, guerini, is in honor of French entomologist Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville.[5]
Geographic distribution and habitat
editP. guerini has been recorded from open areas and savannas in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.[6]
Description
editP. guerini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 75 cm (30 in).[7]
It has eight upper labials and nine or ten lower labials. The dorsal scales are in 21 rows anteriorly, 19 rows at midbody, and 17 rows posteriorly. The ventrals number about 200. The subcaudals number about 70 (a few more in males, a few less in females).[6]
Behavior
editP. guerini is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]
Diet
editP. guerini preys predominately upon lizards, but also occasionally upon small mammals.[1]
Reproduction
editP. guerini is oviparous.[1][3] Clutch size is three to seven eggs.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Cacciali P et al. (21 authors) (2020). "Phimophis guerini ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLST.T203558A2768439.en. Accessed on 23 November 2023.
- ^ Duméril, A.M.C.; Bibron, G.; Duméril, A. (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Vol. 7. Paris, Roret. pp. 991–992.
- ^ a b Species Phimophis guerini at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ "Oldstyle id: 9fbfad12ea9275ea798a278e6a77a6d6". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- ^ 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. (Phimophis guerini, p. 111).
- ^ a b Santos-Jr, A.P.; Almeida-Santos, D.A.; Ribeiro, S.; Carmargo, I.; Prudente, A.L.D.C. (2019). "Distribution extension of Phimophis guerini (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Xenodontinae) in the Brazilian Amazon". Zoologia. 36: 1–6. doi:10.3897/zoologia.36.e27645.
- ^ a b Marques R, Mebert K, Fonseca É, Rödder D, Solé M, Tinôco MS (2016). "Composition and natural history notes of the coastal snake assemblage from Northern Bahia, Brazil". ZooKeys 611: 93–142.
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