Omoadiphas aurula KÖHLER, MCCRANIE & WILSON, 2001

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Omoadiphas aurula KÖHLER, MCCRANIE & WILSON 2001 Omoadiphas aurula — MCCRANIE 2011: 351 Omoadiphas aurula — WALLACH et al. 2014: 505
Distribution	Honduras (Corés) Type locality: coffee finca near Buenos Aires (15°30.03'N 88°11.13'W, 1250 m elevation, Dep. Corés, Honduras
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: SMF 78865, female
Diagnosis	Diagnosis/Similar Species. “Omoadiphas aurula can be distinguished from all other Hon duran snakes, except O. cannula and O. texiguatensis, by the combination of having smooth dorsal scales in 17 rows throughout the body, no anterior temporal, a divided cloacal scute, and a uniformly brown dorsum or with an indistinct dark brown vertebral stripe. Omoadiphas cannula and O. texiguatensis have six supralabials, seven infralabials, a single postocular, the postnasal contacting the prefrontal, and dark brown to nearly black ventral surfaces (versus seven supralabials, eight infralabials, two postoculars, postnasal separated from prefrontal by loreal, and yellow ventral surfaces in O. aurula).” (McCranie 2011)
Comment	Type species: Omoadiphas aurula KÖHLER, MCCRANIE & WILSON 2001 is the type species of the genus Omoadiphas KÖHLER, MCCRANIE & WILSON 2001.
Etymology	From the Greek “aurula”, meaning “a gentle breeze”, in reference to the type locality, Buenos Aires, meaning “good wind”.
References	Köhler, G. 2008. Reptiles of Central America. 2nd Ed. Herpeton-Verlag, 400 pp. KÖHLER, G., L.D. WILSON & J.R. MCCRANIE 2001. A new genus and species of colubrid snake from the Sierra de Omoa of northwestern Honduras (Reptilia, Squamata). Senckenbergiana biologica 81: 269-276 McCranie J R 2011. The snakes of Honduras. SSAR, Salt Lake City, 725 pp. McCranie, James R. 2015. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed. Zootaxa 3931 (3): 352–386 - get paper here Solís, J. M., L. D. Wilson, and J. H. Townsend. 2014. An updated list of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with comments on their nomenclature. Mesoamerican Herpetology 1: 123–144 - get paper here Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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