Erythrolamprus carajasensis (CUNHA, NASCIMENTO & ÁVILA-PIRES, 1985)
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Erythrolamprus carajasensis
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Liophis carajascinsis CUNHA, NASCIMENTO & ÁVILA-PIRES 1985: 53 Liophis carajasensis — FRANCA et al. 2006 Erythrolamprus carajasensis — GRAZZIOTIN et al. 2012 Liophis carajasensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 380 Erythrolamprus carajasensis — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 Leimadophis carajasensis — WALLACH 2025 |
| Distribution | Brazil (Para) Type locality: a rocky field in Serra Norte, Carajás, Pará, 6°01'50.0"S 50°17'15.0"W (Cunha et al., 1985; Dixon, 1989, Guimarães et al. 2025). |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MPEG 16.611, male; paratypes: MPEG (n=27) |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Erythrolamprus carajasensis is distinguished from all its congeners by the unique combination of the following characters: (1) 19 rows of dorsal scales, reducing to 17 rows after the midbody; (2) single preocular; (3) ventrals 146–168; (4) subcaudals 49–77; (5) SVL 124–476 mm in females and 131–389 in males; (6) CL 32–131 mm in females and 42–114 in males; (7) single apical pit; (8) dorsal region of the head with a light mark formed by the inner edges of the parietals; (9) light dorsolateral stripes, extending from the anterior region to the tail, between scale rows 5 and 6; (10) cream belly in preserved material, red in life, with black bands; (11) absence of spines in the median region of the asulcate face of the hemipenis; (12) well-developed prearticular crest of the adductor fossa, and reduced surangular crest directed dorsolaterally; and (13) supratemporal arched in dorsal view. (Guimarães et al. 2025) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 6025 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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