Rhadinaea gaigeae
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Rhadinaea gaigeae

Rhadinaea gaigeae is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Animal name origin

The specific name, gaigeae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.

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R. gaigeae is found in the Mexican states of Durango, Hidalgo, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas.

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References

1. Rhadinaea gaigeae Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhadinaea_gaigeae
2. Rhadinaea gaigeae on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/174103/7015221

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