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Acta zoológica mexicana
On-line version ISSN 2448-8445Print version ISSN 0065-1737
Abstract
ACUNA-VARGAS, Julio Cesar; YEPES-PEREZ, Yoelis and KARICK JOTTY, A.. New record in northern Colombia of the Scorpion-eating Snake Stenorrhina degenhardtii Berthold 1846 (Squamata: Colubridae), with comments on its defensive behavior. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2018, vol.34, e3412109. Epub Oct 23, 2018. ISSN 2448-8445. https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2018.3412109.
A confirmed record of the Scorpion-eating Snake, Stenorrhina degenhardtii (Berthold 1846), is provided for the valleys between the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta and Serrania de Perija in the municipality of El Molino, department of La Guajira. This record extends the geographic distribution of this species in the Caribbean Region, Northeast of Colombia. The information presented herein contributes to the knowledge of S. degenhardtii natural history and reptile diversity in the department of La Guajira, Colombia.