Calamodontophis ronaldoi

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
Genus: Calamodontophis
Species: Calamodontophis ronaldoi
Name

Calamodontophis ronaldoi Franco, Cintra & Lema, 2006: 219

Holotype: IBSP 55914 (formerly MHNCI 1726), adult ♀, collector’s name and collection dates unknown, donated in April 1987.
Type locality: “municipality of General Carneiro (26°25’S; 51°18’W–983 m a.s.l.), state of Paraná, Brazil”.
Paratype: MHNCI 4832, adult ♂, collector’s name and collection dates unknown; “village of Três Córregos (25°12’S; 49°38’W – 823 m a.s.l.), municipality of Campo Largo, state of Paraná, Brazil”.

References
Primary references

Franco, F.L., Cintra, L.A. de C. & Lema, T. de 2006. A new species of Calamodontophis Amaral, 1963 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Xenodontinae) from southern Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology 1(3): 218–226. DOI: 10.2994/1808-9798(2006)1[218:ANSOCA]2.0.CO;2 Paywall Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Calamodontophis ronaldoi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 August 2020.
Moura-Leite, J.C., Bérnils, R.S. & Morato, S.A.A. 2000. IUCN: Calamodontophis ronaldoi (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2000: e.T39906A10281844. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39906A10281844.en

Vernacular names
English: Paraná Forest Snake

Calamodontophis ronaldoi is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, ronaldoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Ronaldo Fernandes (born 1966).[2]
Geographic range

C. ronaldoi is found in the Brazilian state of Paraná.[3]
Description

C. ronaldi may be identified by distinctive markings on the head and body. On the head, it has a black comma-shaped blotch which extends from the corner of the mouth to the gular scales, and a separate oval black blotch on the parietals. On the body, it has a light-colored longitudinal dorsal line.[3]
Reproduction

C. ronaldi is viviparous.[3]
References

Moura-Leite, J.C.; Bérnils, R.S.; Morato, S.A.A. (2000). "Calamodontophis ronaldoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T39906A10281844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39906A10281844.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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. (Calamodontophis ronaldoi, p. 225).

Species Calamodontophis ronaldi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading
Franco, Francisco Luís; De Carvalho Cintra, Luiz Arthur; De Lema, Thales (2006). "A New Species of Calamodontophis Amaral, 1963 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Xenodontinae) from Southern Brazil". South American Journal of Herpetology. 1 (3): 218–226. doi:10.2994/1808-9798(2006)1[218:ansoca]2.0.co;2.