Helicops gomesi
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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: | Helicops |
| Species: | H. gomesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Helicops gomesi Amaral, 1922
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Helicops gomesi, also known commonly as the São Paulo keelback and cobra d'água in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, gomesi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist João Florêncio Gomes.[2]
Geographic range[edit]
H. gomesi is found in the Brazilian states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, and São Paulo.[1][3]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitats of H. gomesi are forest and savanna.[1]
Description[edit]
H. gomesi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 76 cm (30 in).[1] Both dorsally and ventrally, it is brown, with some darker markings. Its dorsal scales are arranged in 19 rows throughout the length of its body.[3]
Diet[edit]
H. gomesi preys upon fishes and amphibians.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
H. gomes is oviparous. Clutch size is 7–22 eggs.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo, A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Strüssmann, C.; Loebmann, D.; Barbo, F.E.; Franco, F.L.; Costa, G.C.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira, M.E.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Marques, O.A.V.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A.; Sawaya, R.J.; da Costa, T.B.G. (2019). "Helicops gomesi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T15178654A123740260. Retrieved 2 December 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. (Helicops gomesi, p. 103).
- ^ a b Species Helicops gomesi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading[edit]
- Amaral A (1922). "Contribuição para o conhecimento dos Ofidios do Brazil. Parte I. Quatro noves espécies de serpentes brasileiras [= Contribution to the knowledge of the Ophidians of Brazil. Part I. Four new species of Brazilian serpents]". Anexos das Memórias do Instituto Butantan, Secção de Ofiologia 1 (1): 1–37. (Helicops gomesi, new species. p. 7). (in Portuguese).
- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Helicops gomesi, p. 99).
- Zaher H, Barbo FE, Sanchez Martinez P, Nogueira C, Rodrigues MT, Sawaya RJ (2011). "Répteis do Estado de São Paulo: conhecimento atual e perspectivas [= Reptiles from São Paulo State: current knowledge and perspectives]". Biota Neotropica 11 (1): 1–15. (in Portuguese, with an abstract in English).
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