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Enuliophis sclateri (BOULENGER, 1894)

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Colombian Longtail Snake
G: Kolumbianische Langschwanznatter 
SynonymLeptocalamus sclateri BOULENGER 1894: 251
Enulius sclateri — COPE 1871
Enulius slateri — DUNN 1938: 417 (in error)
Enulius sclateri — TAYLOR 1954: 707
Enulius sclateri — SMITH et al. 1967
Enulius sclateri — VILLA et al. 1988
Enuliophis sclateri — McCRANIE & VILLA 1993
Enulius slateri — SAVAGE 2002
Enuliophis sclateri — KÖHLER et al. 2004
“Enuliophis” sclateri — MYERS & MCDOWELL 2014: 66
Enuliophis sclateri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 273
Enulius sclateri — BARRIO-AMORÓS et al. 2023 
DistributionNicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras,
Colombia; elevation 0-1285 m.

Type locality: “S. America”  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.1.21.72 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (517 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentType species: Leptocalamus sclateri BOULENGER 1894 is the type species of the genus Enuliophis McCRANIE & VILLA 1993.

SIMILAR SPECIES: (I) Enulius flavitorques has a shovel-shaped snout (fig. 11.26). (2) Geophis with a light nuchal collar have keeled scales (fig. 11.5) over at least the last third of the body or the nuchal collar not involving all of the parietal shields. (3) Similarly colored species of Ninia (fig. 11.33c,d) have keeled scales (fig. 11.5). (4) Trimetopon with a light nuchal collar have a single prefrontal shield (Savage 2002: 589). 
EtymologyNamed after its collector, Philip Lutley Sclater, who donated the holotype to the BMNH.

The genus has been named after the Greek “hen” (= one), “oule” (= scar or mark), and “ophis” (= snake), referring to its resemblance to Enulius. 
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