Rhadinaea gaigeae

Rhadinaea gaigeae, also known commonly as Gaige's pine forest snake and la hojarasquera de Gaige in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.^[2]

Rhadinaea gaigeae
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Rhadinaea
Species:	R. gaigeae
Binomial name
Rhadinaea gaigeae Bailey, 1937

Etymology

The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.^[3]

Geographic range

R. gaigeae is found in the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. gaigeae is forest, at altitudes of 200–2,680 m (660–8,790 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

R. gaigei is oviparous.^[2]