Macroprotodon abubakeri
| Macroprotodon abubakeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Macroprotodon |
| Species: | M. abubakeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Macroprotodon abubakeri Wade, 2001
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Macroprotodon abubakeri is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is one of four species in the genus Macroprotodon.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, abubakeri, is in honor of Algerian naturalist Aboubakeur Sid-Ahmed.[2]
Geographic range[edit]
M. abubakeri is found in Algeria, Morocco, and possibly Spain.[1]
Habitat[edit]
The natural habitat of M. abubakeri is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.[1]
Conservation status[edit]
M. abubakeri is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Jose Antonio Mateo Miras, Ulrich Joger, Juan Pleguezuelos, Tahar Slimani, Iñigo Martínez-Solano (2009). "Macroprotodon abubakeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T61531A12507652. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61531A12507652.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2001). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Macroprotodon abubakeri, p. 1).
Further reading[edit]
- Wade E (2001). "Review of the False Smooth Snake Genus Macroprotodon (Serpentes, Colubridae) in Algeria with a Description of a New Species". Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London (Zool.) 67 (1): 85–107. (Macroprotodon abubakeri, new species, p. 95).
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