Tropidodipsas guerreroensis TAYLOR, 1939

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Guerrero Snail Sucker
Synonym	Tropidodipsas guerreroensis TAYLOR 1939: 470 Tropidodipsas guerreroensis — SMITH 1943: 372 Tropidodipsas fasciata guerreroensis — ALVAREZ DEL TORO & SMITH 1956:16 Sibon fasciatus guerreroensis — KOFRON 1985 Sibon fasciatus guerreroensis — KOFRON 1987 Tropidodipsas guerreroensis — GRÜNWALD et al. 2021
Distribution	Mexico (Pacific slopes, Oaxaca; Guerrero) Type locality: Buena Vista, Guerrero; probable locality, Uruapan, Michoacan, fide ÁLVAREZ DEL TORO & SMITH 1956: 16
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: FMNH 100070; other specimens: INI-RENA 2781
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Taylor 1939: 470 Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about between half a page and a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
Comment	Similar species: T. philippii. Distribution: See Grünwald et al. 2021: 252 (Fig. 10) for a map.
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
References	Álvarez DEL TORO, M., & SMITH, H. M. 1956. Notulae herpetologicae Chiapasiae. I. Herpetologica 12: 3-17 - get paper here Grünwald CI, Toribio-Jiménez S, Montaño-Ruvalcaba C, Franz-Chávez H, Peñaloza-Montaño MA, Barrera-Nava EY, Jones JM, Rodriguez CM, Hughes IM, Strickland JL, Reyes-Velasco J 2021. Two new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Tropidodipsas (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) from southern Mexico, with notes on related species. Herpetozoa 34: 233-257 - get paper here Kofron, C. P. 1987. Systematics of Neotropical gastropod-eating snakes: the fasciata group of the genus Sibon. Journal of Herpetology 21 (3): 210-225. - get paper here Kofron, C.P. 1985. Systematics of the neotropical gastropod-eating snake genera Tropidodipsas and Sibon. Journal of Herpetology 19 (1): 84-92. - get paper here Smith, H.M. 1943. A new snake of the genus Tropidodipsas from Mexico. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 33: 371-373 Taylor, Edward H. 1939. Some Mexican serpents. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 26 (13): 445-487 - get paper here
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