Tropidophis gularis PETERS, 1860
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Tropidophis gularis
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| Higher Taxa | Tropidophiidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Southern Eyelash Boa |
| Synonym | Trachyboa gularis PETERS 1860 Trachyboa gularis — BOULENGER 1893: 109 Trachyboa gularis var. multimaculata ROSEN 1905: 169 Trachyboa gularis — STIMSON 1969 Trachyboa gularis — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 215 Trachyboa gularis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 735 Tropidophis gularis — ZAHER et al. 2024 |
| Distribution | Ecuador Type locality: “Guayaquil” [Ecuador] |
| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Syntypes: ZMB 3770-1, 4499 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus): “Anterior maxillary and mandibular teeth longest, gradually decreasing in size. Head distinct from neck, covered with scales no rostral shield ; nostril in a single nasal. Eye moderate, with vertical pupil. Body compressed. Scales keeled. Tail short, prehensile; subcaudals single.” (Boulenger 1893: 109) Additional details (668 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Synonymy that of PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970. Trachyboa nests within Tropidophis and was thus synonymized with it (Zaher et al. 2024) Type species: Trachyboa gularis PETERS 1860 is the type species of the genus Trachyboa PETERS 1860, now a synonym of Tropidophis fide Zaher et al. 2024. Habitat: partly arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018). Abundance: Rare. This is one of the species called 'lost' and 'rediscovered' by Lindken et al. 2024. |
| Etymology | Named after Latin gularis, pertaining to the throat, neck or gullet. [“...eine gefleckte schwarze Querbinde von dem vordersten Frenalschild ausgehend, umgibt das Kinn vor der Kinnfurchengrube, eine zweite Binde geht vom unteren Augenrand aus und stößt V-förmig mit der der anderen Seite hinter der Kinngrube zusammen, und eine dritte dieser parallellaufend geht hinten vom Auge vor dem Mundwinkel an die Kehle...“]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) |
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