Dary's burrowing snake [SEP] parent taxon
Dary's burrowing snake
Dary's burrowing snake ("Adelphicos daryi" ) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
Etymology.
The specific name, "daryi", is in honor of Guatemalan biologist Mario Dary Rivera (1928-1981).
Geographic range and habitat.
"A. daryi" is endemic to the Guatemalan central highlands in pine-oak forests, at elevations from .
Behavior.
Dary's burrowing snake is terrestrial, fossorial, and mainly nocturnal.
Conservation status
Plectrurus aureus"
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