Porthidium arcosae SCHÄTTI & KRAMER, 1993
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Porthidium arcosae
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Manabi Hognose Pitviper |
| Synonym | Porthidium lansbergii arcosae SCHÄTTI & KRAMER 1993: 264 Porthidium arcosae — CAMPBELL & LAMAR 2004 Porthidium arcosae — WÜSTER et al. 2008 Porthidium arcosae — JADIN et al. 2011 Porthidium arcosae — WALLACH et al. 2014: 576 |
| Distribution | Ecuador (western coast, Manabi) Type locality: Agua Blanca, ca. 15 km NW Salango (1° 37’ S, 80° 48’ W), Manabí, ca. 100 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | ovoviviparous. |
| Types | Holotype: QCAZ RP1325, female |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: “27 Dorsalia in der Körpermitte, 166 Ventralia, 33 einfache Sub caudalia. Prälacunale vom zweiten Supralabiale getrennt. Zeichnung aus rechteckigen Flecken aufgebaut, die teilweise zu querliegenden Bändern verschmelzen; mit feinem hellen Vertebralstrich.” (SCHÄTTI & KRAMER 1993). 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 1679 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Habitat: terrestrial |
| Etymology | Named after Prof. Dr. Laura Arcos, rector of the Biology Department at Pontífica Universidad Católica del Ecuador who helped the authors with her “competence and authority”. |
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