Apostolepis albicollaris DE LEMA, 2002
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Apostolepis albicollaris
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | Portuguese: Falsa-Coral |
| Synonym | Apostolepis albicollaris DE LEMA 2002 Apostolepis dimidiata – LEMA 1993:43 (in part) Apostolepis dimidita – HARVEY 1999:408 (in part) Apostolepis cerradoensis DE LEMA 2003 Apostolepis cerradoensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 50 Apostolepis albicollaris — WALLACH et al. 2014: 49 Apostolepis albicollaris — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 Apostolepis cerradoensis — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 Apostolepis albicollaris — ENTIAUSPE-NETO et al. 2022 |
| Distribution | Brazil (Cerrado) Type locality: close to Brasilia, Brazil (fide NOGUEIRA et al. 2012) cerradoensis: Brazil (Goiás); Type locality: caneiro de obras da barragem da Usina Hidreléctrica Serra da Mesa Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MCP 8355 Holotype: CEPB (formerly UHESM) 21800, male [cerradoensis] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (simple): Apostolepis albicollaris Lema, 2002 is easily diagnosable from all its congeners by the following combination of characters: a distinctive white nuchal collar (bordered by a narrow black collar), a very broad black lateral streak (from ventral border to 5th dorsal row), an almost entirely black ventral surface or black with lateral blotches, and 5th + 6th supralabials in contact with the parietal (temporals 0 + 0). (de Lema 2002) |
| Comment | Similar species: A. dimidiata. Synonymy: ENTIAUSPE-NETO et al. 2022 synonymized Apostolepis cerradoensis with A. albicollaris. |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is derived from the Latin words albus (white) and collum (neck), in reference to the conspicuous white neck band (which may also be yellow). |
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