Pseudalsophis hephaestus ZAHER, YÁNEZ-MUÑOZ, RODRIGUES, GRABOSKI, MACHADO, ALTAMIRANO-BENAVIDES, BONATTO & GRAZZIOTIN, 2018
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Pseudalsophis hephaestus
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Pseudalsophis hephaestus ZAHER, YÁNEZ-MUÑOZ, RODRIGUES, GRABOSKI, MACHADO, ALTAMIRANO-BENAVIDES, BONATTO & GRAZZIOTIN 2018 |
| Distribution | Galapagos Islands (Santiago = James, Rabida = Jervis), Ecuador Type locality: Santiago Island, collected in front of the islet known as Sombrero Chino (00° 21’ 55’’ S, 90°35’09’’W. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MECN (was DHMECN) 12701 (Field number 1075), an adult male, collected on 18 June 2008 (Fig. 7). |
| Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS: A small insular species of Pseudalsophis that differs from all other species of the genus by the following unique combination of characters: ventral counts in females 174–176 and males 177–183; subcaudal counts 87–114; edge of the capitulum on its asulcate side squared instead of rounded; capitular groove forming a sharp constriction on the organ. Further differs from P. darwini sp. nov. by its dorsum pattern of black vertebral and light paravertebral longitudinal bands. |
| Comment | Behavior: diurnal |
| Etymology | From the Greek Hephaestus, name of the son of Zeus and Hera, God of fire and volcanoes (but also of blacksmiths, carpenters, and artisans), in allusion to the volcanic environment in which this species lives. |
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