Thamnophis lineri ROSSMAN & BURBRINK, 2005
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Thamnophis lineri
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Thamnophis lineri ROSSMAN & BURBRINK 2005: 25 Thamnophis lineri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 723 Thamnophis lineri — MATA-SILVA et al. 2015 |
| Distribution | Mexico (Oaxaca) Type locality: Mexico, Oaxaca, Llano de las Flores, 2786 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Holotype: UTA R-12482, an adult male; collected 8 June 1983 by J. A. Campbell. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Thamnophis lineri can be distinguished from all other Mexican species of the genus by the following combination of characteristics: (1) maximum DSR 17: (2) maxillary teeth 18-20; (3) top of head unpatterned; (4) two rows of relatively small black spots between light vertebral and lateral stripes; (5) nuchal blotches predominantly brown; (6) black bar along posterior suture of SL 5 frequently reduced or absent; (7) V averaging 140 in males, 136 in females; (8) SC averaging 62 in males, 55 in females; (9) tail of moderate length (mean T/TL 23.5% in males, 21.5% in females; (10) prefrontal suture usually slightly longer than internasal suture (mean PFL/INL 106%); (11) muzzle tip usually broad (mean INR/NR 116%); (12) anterior nasal usually shorter than posterior nasal (mean AN/PN 76%); (13) parietals usually of moderate length (mean FL/PL 80%); and (14) frontal usually very broad posteriorly (mean FWP/FWA 85%). (Rossman & Burbrink 2005) |
| Comment | Habitat: pine-oak forest and pine-oak-madroño forest in the Sierra de Juárez portion of the Mesa del Sur in Oaxaca. Synonymy: Grünwald et al. 2024 suggested that T. lineri and T. conanti are junior synonyms of T. bogerti, given their minor genetic differences. All 3 species were described in the same paper and Grünwald et al. used Article 24.2 of the ICZN 1999 Code to designate T. bogerti as senior name by the page priority. |
| Etymology | Named after Ernest A. Liner (1925-2010). |
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