Table 2 Examples of Cuicatec nomenclature and classification of reptiles, based on fieldwork in San Lorenzo Pápalo and reports from [49] in Santa María Pápalo, Oaxaca
Common name | Scientific name | Generic term | Specific term |
|---|---|---|---|
Lizards | |||
White lizard | Sceloporus grammicus | y’ati | cua |
Red tong lizard | Sceloporus sp. | y’at | dhabi |
Lagartija del cerro | Sceloporus sp. | y’at | cueé |
Snakes | |||
Rattlesnake | Crotalus spp. | cu | ch’a cha |
Víbora mano de metate | cu | ya na | |
Víbora escorpión | Abronia sp. | cu | ya da |
Coral snake | Micrurus sp. | cu | yab yuu |
Víbora sorda | Crotalus sp. | cu | yab doo |
Boa | Boa constrictor | cu | y’u du |
Víbora ratonera | Crotalus sp. | cu | que cuoó |
Víbora lechera | Drymarchon melanurus | cu | ji ya |
Bright snake | Epictia sp. | cu | na ma |
Víbora bejuquera | Colubridae | cu | ndu cu |