Clelia hussami

{{Short description|Species of snake}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Silveira, A.L. |author2=Prudente, A.L. da C. |author3=Argôlo , A.J.S. |author4=Abrahão, C.R. |author5=Nogueira, C. de C. |author6=Barbo, F.E. |author7=Costa, G.C. |author8=Pontes, G.M.F. |author9=Colli, G.R. |author10=Zaher, H. el D. |author11=Borges-Martins, M. |author12=Martins, M.R.C. |author13=Oliveira , M.E. |author14=Passos, P.G.H. |author15=Bérnils, R.S. |author16=Sawaya, R.J. |author17=Cechin, C.T.Z. |author18=Guedes da Costa, T.B. |year=2021 |title=Clelia hussami |volume=2021 |page=e.T176776A96475169 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T176776A96475169.pt |access-date=25 May 2025}}

| genus = Clelia

| species = hussami

| authority = Morato, Franco & Sanches, 2003

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Clelia hussami is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the South Region of Brazil, where it is found in the forests and savannas in the Brazilian states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina.{{EMBL species|genus=Clelia|species=hussami}}

Etymology

The specific name, hussami, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Hussam Zaher.Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Clelia hussami, p. 127).

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. hussami are forest and savanna, at altitudes of {{cvt|800|–|1,100|m|ft}}.

Description

A medium-sized snake, C. hussami may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of {{cvt|108|cm|in}}.

Reproduction

C. hussami is oviparous.

References

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Further reading

  • Morato SAA, Franco FL, Sanches EJ (2003). "A new species of Clelia (Serpentes, Colubridae) from southern Brazil". Phyllomedusa 2 (2): 93–100. (Clelia hussami, new species).

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Category:Mussuranas

Category:Clelia

Category:Snakes of Brazil

Category:Endemic reptiles of Brazil

Category:Reptiles described in 2003

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