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Echinanthera undulata (WIED-NEUWIED, 1824)

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae, Echinantherini), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesG: Wellenstreifige Natter
Portuguese: Corredeira-do-Mato-Ondulada, Papa-Rã 
SynonymColuber undulatus WIED 1824: 667
Dromicus undulatus — PETERS 1863
Rhadinaea undulata — BOULENGER
Rhadinaea binotata WERNER 1909: 223
Liophis melanostigma — GRIFFIN 1916
Liophis undulatus — AMARAL 1929: 174
Echinanthera undulata — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970: 180
Echinanthera undulata — DI-BERNARDO 1992
Echinanthera undulata — SCHARGEL et al. 2005
Echinanthera undulata — WALLACH et al. 2014: 253
Echinanthera undulata — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 
DistributionSE/S Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, S Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina),
Ecuador, Suriname?, Colombia (Pérez-Santos & Moreno 1988)

Type locality: "Brasilen." Emended to Parahyba (=Paráiba), Brazil by Wied-Neuwied, 1825c: 332.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: unlocated, a 677 mm specimen (October 1815-1817). 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (794 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: Enicognathus taeniolatus JAN 1863 has been synonymized with Liophis undulatus by PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970, but is considered to be synonymous with Echinanthera brevirostris (fide Di Bernardo 1992).

Distribution: Not listed for French Guiana by STARACE 1998, nor for Guyana (Cole et al. 2013). See map in Nogueira et al. 2019. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin undulatus, that has a wave-like form or edge. (Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024) 
References
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