Amaral's ground snake

Amaral's ground snake (Caaeteboia amarali) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Amaral's ground snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Caaeteboia
Species:	C. amarali
Binomial name
Caaeteboia amarali (Wettstein, 1930)
Synonyms[2]
Liophis amarali Wettstein, 1930 Caaeteboia amarali — Zaher et al., 2009

Etymology

The specific name, amarali, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral.^[3]

Geographic range

C. amarali is found in eastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, and Santa Catarina.^[2]

Description

C. amarali is a small-sized, aglyphous, slender snake with a moderately long tail.^[2][4]

Behavior

C. amarali is diurnal, partly arboreal, and exhibits dorsal flattening and cloacal evacuation as defensive behaviors (Marques et al. 2001).^[2][4]

Diet

The diet of C. amarali consists of frogs and lizards.^[2][4]

Reproduction

C. amarali is oviparous.^[2][4]