Hallberg's cloud forest snake

Hallberg's cloud forest snake (Cryophis hallbergi), also known commonly as la culebra de bosque mesófilo de Hallberg in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species, which is endemic to Mexico, is monotypic in the genus Cryophis.^[2]

Hallberg's cloud forest snake
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Cryophis Bogert & Duellman, 1963
Species:	C. hallbergi
Binomial name
Cryophis hallbergi Bogert & Duellman, 1963

Etymology

The specific name, hallbergi, is in honor of Thomas Boone Hallberg (born 1923), who is an American botanist who has been working in Mexico for over 50 years.^[3]

Geographic range

C. hallbergi occurs in the Sierra Juarez and Sierra Mazateca of northern Oaxaca state, at elevations of 1,200–1,865 m (3,937–6,119 ft).^[1]

Habitat

The natural habitat of C. hallbergi is undisturbed cloud forest.^[1]

Reproduction

C. hallbergi is oviparous.^[2]