Apographon orestes (HARVEY & MUÑOZ, 2004)

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Tomodon orestes HARVEY & MUÑOZ 2004 Tomodon orestes — WALLACH et al. 2014: 731 Apographon orestes — TREVINE et al. 2022
Distribution	Bolivia (Tarija), Argentina (Salta, Jujuy) Type locality: close to the Río Erquis, Reserva de Sama, Méndez province, Tarija, Bolivia, 2754 m elevation (21° 28’ 56’’ S, 64° 50’ 32’’ W).
Reproduction	ovovivparous
Types	Holotype: CBF 2316
Diagnosis	Diagnosis (genus). The following combination of characters distinguishes Apographon from all the other genera of the tribe: smooth dorsal scales in 17 rows at midbody; supralabials 7; preoculars 2; 31–38 pairs of paravertebral black ocelli along the body; slightly dark oral mucosa or oral palate black; hemipenis with long lobes, covered with spinulate calyces and long spines (Figure S7 in Trevine et al. 2022). Additional details (2928 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Type species: Tomodon orestes HARVEY & MUÑOZ 2004 is the type species of the genus Apographon TREVINE et al. 2022.
Etymology	Named after the Greek noun “orestes”, used in apposition, meaning an inhabitant of mountains. The genus Apographon was named after the Greek “Apographos” (masculine noun, translated as “copy” or “transcript”), in reference to its resemblance with the genus Tomodon, where it was previously allocated.
References	Akmentins, M.S. & Vaira, M. 2010. Reptilia, Squamata, Dipsadidae, Tomodon orestes Harvey and Muñoz, 2004: Distribution extension, new country record. Check List 6 (2):248-249 - get paper here Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Burgos Gallardo, Freddy; Stazzonelli Sadir, Juan Carlos; Baldo, Jorge 2014. Ampliación del rango de distribución de Tomodon orestes Harvey y Muñoz, 2004 (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) para el territorio argentino. Cuad. Herpetol. 28: - get paper here Harvey, M.B. & Muñoz S., A. 2004. A new species of Tomodon (Serpentes: Colubridae) from high elevations in the Bolivian Andes. Herpetologica 60 (3): 364-372 - get paper here Scrocchi, Gustavo J.; Stazzonelli, Juan Carlos; Cabrera, Paula 2019. Nuevas citas de Squamata (Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae y Dipsadidae) para la provincia de Tucumán, Argentina. Cuad. herpetol. 33 (2): - get paper here Trevine, V. C., Grazziotin, F. G., Giraudo, A., Sallesbery‐Pinchera, N., Vianna, J. A., & Zaher, H. 2022. The systematics of Tachymenini (Serpentes, Dipsadidae): An updated classification based on molecular and morphological evidence. Zoologica Scripta - get paper here Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/583675810523688/ Google images

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