Arcanumophis problematicus (MYERS, 1986)
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Arcanumophis problematicus
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Problem Ground Snake |
| Synonym | Liophis problematicus MYERS 1986 Erythrolamprus problematicus — GRAZZIOTIN et al. 2012 Liophis problematicus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 385 Arcanumophis problematicus — SMAGA et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | Peru (Puno) Type locality: "at 1520 m above sea level at San Juan, Tambopata [Río], Sandia [Province of], Department of Puno, Peru. (=San Juan del Oro, about 30 km ENE of the town of Sandia, on the west bank of the Río Tambopata—at 14˚13' S, 69˚10' W.)" [given as 14.21667°S, 69.16667°W by Smaga et al. 2019] |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: FMNH 64733, a 275 mm male (H.H. Heller, Nov. 22-Dec. 20, 1950). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus). Arcanumophis gen. nov. differs from all other Xenodontini by the presence of a crease on the rostral scale, here interpreted as an autapomorphic condition. Molecular data support A. problematicus as an independent lineage, sister taxon to all other species of Xenodontini (see Discussion in Smaga et al. 2019). |
| Comment | Known from only 2 specimens. Type species: Liophis problematicus MYERS 1986 is the type species of the genus Arcanumophis SMAGA et al. 2019. Distribution: see map in Moraes et al. 2021 for localities. |
| Etymology | Named after the Greek problematikos (problematical),an adjective used in reference to uncertain kinship. The genus was named after Latin arcanum, meaning mystery and Greek ophis, meaning serpent. |
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