Tropidodipsas repleta SMITH, LEMOS-ESPINAL, HARTMAN & CHISZAR, 2005
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Synonym | Tropidodipsas repleta SMITH, LEMOS-ESPINAL, HARTMAN & CHISZAR 2005 Tropidodipsas repleta — WALLACH et al. 2014: 747 Tropidodipsas repleta — GRÜNWALD et al. 2021 |
Distribution | Mexico (Sonora) Type locality: km 236.2 hwy 16 Chihuahua-Hermosillo, in Sonora (28°26' 12.5"N, 109° 10' 5.7’’ W), 1643 m elevation. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: UBIPRO 11635, Unidad de Biologia, Tecnologia y Prototipos |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis. A relative of Tropidodipsas annulifera, having all characters of that species as heretofore known (Kofron, 1988) except in having more numerous white rings on body (21, all complete, vs 3-14. N=32) and on tail (9. all incomplete vs 2-7), and no nuchal light ring (vs present) [from SMITH et al. 2005]. |
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Etymology | Named after the Latin "repletus", which in English has taken on the meaning of "well-supplied", and is applied here in reference to the numerous light rings on tail and body. |
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