Geophis lorancai CANSECO-MÁRQUEZ, PAVÓN-VÁZQUEZ, LÓPEZ-LUNA & NIETO-MONTES DE OCA, 2016
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Geophis lorancai
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Geophis lorancai CANSECO-MÁRQUEZ, PAVÓN-VÁZQUEZ, LÓPEZ-LUNA & NIETO-MONTES DE OCA 2016 |
| Distribution | Mexico (Veracruz, Puebla) Type locality: Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Zongolica, vicinity of Atlanca, municipality of Los Reyes, Sierra de Zongolica, Veracruz, Mexico (18°41'48"N, 97°03'21"W), 1700 m elevation |
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| Types | Holotype MZFC 28401, adult male (Fig. 2), collected by Miguel Angel de la Torre Loranca on April 6, 2008. Paratypes. Seven specimens, six from the Sierra de Zongolica of west-central Veracruz and one from the Sierra de Quimixtlán of adjacent Puebla, Mexico. Veracruz: Three from the same locality as the holotype (MZFC 28402–03, ITSZ 217); one from Zongolica, 18°39'02"N, 97°00'29"W, 1210 m (ITSZ 071); one from 7 km E Zongolica (MZFC 28405); one from Los Reyes, 18°41'48"N, 97°03'21"W, 1700 m (ITSZ 025). Puebla: Chichiquila, 19°11'35"N, 97°03'57"W, 1700 m (MZFC 28404). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A member of the Geophis dubius group characterized by the following combination of traits: eye relatively small (see below); single supraocular and pos- tocular present on each side; fifth supralabial and parietal in contact; mental scale and anterior chinshields in contact; smooth dorsal scales throughout the body arranged in 17 rows; ventrals 130, n = 1, in females, and 125–130, n = 7, in males; subcaudals in males 33–35, n = 5; dorsal body and tail pattern consisting of dark crossbands on a paler, red-orange background; reddish orange venter; maxillary teeth 7. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 3303 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in CANSECO-MÁRQUEZ et al. 2016. |
| Etymology | The specific name is treated as a noun in the genitive case and honors Biologist Miguel Ángel de la Torre Loranca, who obtained most of the specimens of the new species from the Sierra de Zongolica. |
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