Helicops gomesi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Helicops |
Species: | H. gomesi
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Binomial name | |
Helicops gomesi Amaral, 1922
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Helicops gomesi, also known commonly as the São Paulo keelback and cobra d'água in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
The specific name, gomesi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist João Florêncio Gomes.[2]
H. gomesi is found in the Brazilian states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, and São Paulo.[1][3]
The preferred natural habitats of H. gomesi are forest and savanna.[1]
H. gomesi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 76 cm (30 in).[1] Both dorsally and ventrally, it is brown, with some darker markings. Its dorsal scales are arranged in 19 rows throughout the length of its body.[3]