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Marcella's Graceful Brown Snake
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IUCN EN · Endangered

Marcella's Graceful Brown Snake

Rhadinaea marcellae

Rhadinaea marcellae, also known commonly as Marcella's graceful brown snake and la hojarasquera de Marcella in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to eastern and central Mexico.

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Range & habitat

Rhadinaea marcellae is found in the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, and Veracruz.

Wikipedia: “Geographic range”

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In human culture

The specific name, marcellae, is in honor of Marcella Newman who was the wife of American ornithologist Robert J. Newman.

Wikipedia: “Etymology”

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 28805.