Drymoluber apurimacensis LEHR, CARRILLO & HOCKING, 2004
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Apurímac Woodland Racer |
Synonym | Drymoluber apurimacensis LEHR, CARRILLO & HOCKING 2004 Drymoluber apurimacensis — COSTA et al. 2013 Drymoluber apurimacensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 247 |
Distribution | Peru (Apurímac), elevation 1920–3300 m. Type locality: Abancay (13° 38’ 38’’ S, 72° 52’ 33’’ W), Provincia de Abancay, Dep. de Apurímac. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MUSM (= MHNSM) 20672, juv. female (Museu de Historia Natural Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos) |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Drymoluber apurimacensis is distinguished from all other species of Drymoluber by the following combination of characters (characters of D. dichrous and D. brazili, respectively, in parentheses): scale rows 13–13–13 (15–15–15, 17–17–15), temporals 112/112 (212/212), maxillary teeth 14–16 (18–24, Amaral, 1930) dorsal coloration of juveniles with narrow, 1.0–1.5 scales wide, black transversal blotches reaching the outer edges of ventrals (D. dichrous: narrow, 0.5–1.0 scales wide, pale grey to white blotches reaching the outer edges of ventrals; D. brazili: narrow, 0.5–2.0 scales wide, pale grey to white blotches reaching the outer edges of ventrals), and broader, 2.0–2.5 scales wide, hazelnut brown interspaces (D. dichrous: broader dark grey interspaces 3.0–4.5 scales wide; D. brazili: broader dark brown interspaces 2.0–3.5 scales wide), ventral coloration pale grey, dorsal coloration of adults olive-grey (olive-brown, olive-green), labials and throat pale grey (yellow), ventral coloration yellowish grey (yellow, olive to yellow). |
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