Coronelaps lepidus (REINHARDT, 1861)
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Minas Gerais Snake, Crowned Burrowing Snake Portuguese: Cabeça-Preta, Cabeça-Preta-Coroada, Cabeça-Preta-de-Faixa-Amarela, Cobra-Coral, Cobra-Coroada, Cobra-da-Terra, Cobra-Mineira, Coral-Falsa, Falsa-Coral, Serpente-Coroada |
Synonym | Elapomorphus lepidus REINHARDT 1861: 239 Elapomorphus lepidus — JAN 1865 Elapomorphus (Elapomorphus) coronatus SAUVAGE 1877 Elapomorphus coronatus — STRAUCH 1884: 582 Apostolepis coronata — BOULENGER 1896: 233 Elapomorphus lepidus — BOULENGER 1896: 241 Apostolepis coronata — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970: 22 Apostolepis coronata — DE LEMA 1998 Elapomorphus (Coronelaps) lepidus — DE LEMA 2002 Elapomorphus lepidus — ROCHA et al. 2004 Coronelaps lepidus — LEMA & HOFSTADLER-DEIQUES 2010 Coronelaps lepidus — HAMDAN et al. 2012 Coronelaps lepidus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 182 Coronelaps lepidus — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 |
Distribution | Brazil (Minas Gerais, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, S Ceará) Type locality: "en Fazenda, Feijão cru kaldet, en Miilsvei fra Arrayal de Bicudo, en lilIe kun faa Aar gammel By ved Rio da casca, altsaa i Provindsen Minas' östlige med Urskov bevoxede Deel" [= Arrayal de Bicudo near Rio da Casca, Minas Gerais, Brazil] Elapomorphus coronatus: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro); Type locality: South America |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: ZMUC 63821, female |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1821 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Venomous! Synonymy partly after PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970. Thales de Lema (pers. comm.) suggested that the only known specimen of A. coronata is actually an anomalous A. lepidus (de LEMA & DEIQUES 1995) or A. nigrolineata (ALBUQUERQUE, pers. comm., 30 May 2012). Type species: Elapomorphus lepidus REINHARDT 1861: 239 is the type species of the genus Coronelaps LEMA & HOFSTADLER-DEIQUES 2010. |
Etymology | Named after Latin lepidus, pleasant, agreeable, charming, fine, elegant, neat (Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024) The genus was named after Latin corona, a garland, chaplet, wreath + Greek elaps (ἔλαψ), from Greek ἔλλοψ, a fish or snake. |
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