Clelia hussami MORATO, FRANCO & SANCHES, 2003
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Clelia hussami
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Clelia hussami MORATO, FRANCO & SANCHES 2003 Clelia rustica — ZAHER 1996 (part.) Clelia rustica — FRANCO et al. 1997 Clelia hussami — BERNILS et al. 2007 Clelia hussami — WALLACH et al. 2014: 170 Clelia hussami — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | S Brazil (Paraná) Type locality: município de Cruz Machado (26° 01’ S, 51° 20’ W, elevation 940 m), estado de Paraná, Brazil. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: IBSP (= IB) 32859 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: This form can be distinguished from other members of the genus by a combination of nineteen dorsal scale rows, fifty-six or fewer subcaudals, a dark mid-dorsal line that is no more than three scale rows wide, and immaculate supralabials and ventrals (Quijada-Mascarenas & Wuster 2010) |
| Comment | Clelia hussami can be diagnosed by having 19 midbody dorsal rows, 7 supralabials and 8 infralabials, 204-225 ventrals, 47-56 paired subcaudals, ground coloration light brown with a fine dark reticulum in adults, presence of a narrow dark vertebral line and clear nuchal collar more evident in juveniles, and a creamly light immaculate venter (after MORATO et al. 2003). |
| Etymology | Named after Hussam Zaher, herpetologist at the University of São Paulo. |
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