Arrhyton ainictum SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO, 1981
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Arrhyton ainictum
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Alsophiini, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Las Tunas Racerlet, Cuban Island Racer |
| Synonym | Arrhyton ainictum SCHWARTZ & GARRIDO 1981: 216 Arrhyton ainictum — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 583 Arrhyton ainictum — CROTHER 1999 Arrhyton ainictum — WALLACH et al. 2014: 55 Arrhyton ainictum — DÍAZ et al. 2021 |
| Distribution | Cuba Type locality: Cueva del 18, Francisco, Camagüey Province, Cuba. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: CZACC (= IZAC = IZ) 4256. |
| Diagnosis | DESCRIPTION: Maximum SVL 363 mm (females unknown); ventrals 137 in male; subcaudals 168 in male; ventrals + subcaudals in male 245; dorsal scale rows at midbody 17; supralabials 7; infralabials 8; preoculars 1/1; postoculars 2/3; loreals asymmetrical in holotype, 1/2; rostral not distinctly upturned; anal divided. Dorsal ground color pale tan; dorsal scales rows 1 to lower half of 3 cream to white and concolor with venter; dorsal pattern a series of 3 longitudinal lines, the lateral pair faint, the median dorsal line even fainter and diffuse; lateral lines on scale rows 3 and 4; top of head brown, sharply defined marginally, extending from prefrontals onto parietals; a pair of tan paramedian blotches, darker than central dorsal ground color, separated from cephalic cap; overall impression quinquelineate pattern (Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 582). |
| Comment | For illustrations see Schwartz and Garrido, 1981. Distribution: see map in Díaz et al. 2021: Fig. 5. |
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