Symphimus mayae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Symphimus |
| Species: | S. mayae
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| Symphimus mayae (Gaige, 1936)
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Symphimus mayae, also known commonly as the Yucatán white-lipped snake and la culebra labio-blanco yucateca in New World Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the Yucatán Peninsula.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, mayae, is in honor of the Maya, an indigenous people of the Yucatán Peninsula.[3]: 172
Geographic distribution
Symphimus mayae is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatán).[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Symphimus mayae is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft).[1]
Behavior
Symphimus mayae is both terrestrial[1][2] and semiarboreal,[2] and it is diurnal.[2]
Diet
Symphimus mayae preys predominately upon orthopterans such as crickets (family Gryllidae)[1][2] and katydids (family Tettigoniidae).[2]
Reproduction
Symphimus mayae is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Acevedo, M.; Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Johnson, J.; Lee, J. (2013). "Symphimus mayae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T63933A3131454. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T63933A3131454.en. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Symphimus mayae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Gaige, H. (1936). "Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Yucatan and Campeche, Mexico". Publications of the Carnegie Institution of Washington (457): 289–304. (Eurypholis mayae, new species, p. 300).
- Heimes, P. (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3899731002. 572 pp.
- Lee, J.C. (2000). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World. Ithaca, New York: Comstock Publishing Associates, a Division of Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801485879. 416 pp.
- Rossman, Douglas A.; Schaefer, Gerald C. (1974). "Generic Status of Opheodrys mayae, a Colubrid Snake Endemic to the Yucatan Peninsula". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Loisiana State University (45): 112. (Symphimus mayae, new combination).