Tamaulipan Hook-nosed Snake
Ficimia streckeri
Taylor, 1931
fih-SIM-ee-uh — STREK-er-eye
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
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Province/State Distribution:
United States: Texas
Taxonomic Etymology:
A small, fossorial snake Named after a Texas naturalist.
Ficimia — Possibly derived from Greek phikein (φικεῖν), “to dig” or “burrow,” in reference to the snake’s digging habits, though the exact etymology is unclear and may be arbitrary.
streckeri — A patronym honoring John Kern Strecker (1875–1933), an American zoologist and curator at Baylor University known for his work on the herpetofauna of Texas and northern Mexico.
First instance(s) of published English names:
Western Hook-nosed Snake (Ficimia cana: Schmidt, Karl Peterson and D. D. Davis. 1941. Field Book of Snakes of the United States and Canada. C.P. Putnam and Sons, New York. 365pp.); South Texas Hook-nosed Snake (Ficimia streckeri: Schmidt, Karl Peterson and D. D. Davis. 1941. Field Book of Snakes of the United States and Canada. C.P. Putnam and Sons, New York. 365pp.); Hook-nosed Snake (Ficimia olivacea: Schmidt, Karl P. 1953. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.); Strecker's Hook-nosed Snake (Ficimia olivacea streckeri: Schmidt, Karl P. 1953. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1931
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Taylor, Edward H. Notes on two new specimens of the rare snake Ficimia cana, and the description of a new species of Ficimia from Texas. Copeia 1931(4):4-7
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1950
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Axtell, Ralph W. Two specimens of the snake Ficimia streckeri from Texas. Copeia 1950(2):157
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1975
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Hardy, Laurence M. A systematic revision of the colubrid snake genus Ficimia. Journal of Herpetology 9(2):133-168
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1976
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Hardy, Laurence M. Ficimia streckeri. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (181):1-2
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1990
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Hardy, Laurence M. Ficimia Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (471):1-5
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