Urotheca dumerilli

Urotheca dumerilli, also known commonly described as Duméril's graceful brown snake, is a species of snake in the family of Colubridae. The species is endemic to Colombia.^[2]

Urotheca dumerilli
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Urotheca
Species:	U. dumerilli
Binomial name
Urotheca dumerilli (Bibron, 1840)
Synonyms[2]
Calamaria dumerilli Bibron, 1840 Urotheca dumerilli — Garman, 1887 Rhadinaea dumerilli — Maglio, 1970 Urotheca dumerilli — Savage & Crother, 1989

Etymology

The specific name, dumerilli, is in honor of French herpetologist André Marie Constant Duméril.^[3]

Geographic range

U. dumerilli is found in western Colombia, in the departments of Antioquia, Cauca, and Chocó.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of U. dumerilli is forests.^[1]

Behavior

U. dumerilli is terrestrial.^[1]

Diet

U. dumerilli preys upon salamanders, small frogs, and small lizards.^[1]

Reproduction

U. dumerilli is oviparous.^[2]