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Ficimia hardyi
Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ficimia hardyi, also known commonly as Hardy's hooknose snake, Hardy's hook-nosed snake, the Hidalgo hook-nosed snake, and nariz de gancho de Hardy in Mexican Spanish, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]
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Etymology
The specific name, hardyi, is in honor of American herpetologist Laurence McNeil Hardy.[3]
Geographic range
F. hardyi is found in the Mexican states of Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of F. hardyi are forest and shrubland, but it has also been found in cultivated agave fields.[1]
Description
The holotype of F. hardyi has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 28.2 cm (11.1 in), plus a tail length of 7.6 cm (3.0 in).[2]
Behavior
F. hardyi is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Reproduction
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Further reading
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