Leptodeira misinawui TORRES-CARVAJAL, SÁNCHEZ-NIVICELA, POSSE, CELI & KOCH, 2020
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Leptodeira misinawui
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Leptodeira misinawui TORRES-CARVAJAL, SÁNCHEZ-NIVICELA, POSSE, CELI & KOCH 2020: 365 |
| Distribution | Ecuador (Azuay) Type locality: Ecuador, Azuay, Susudel, Poetate (-3.417S, -79.227W), 2734 m elevation |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MZUA-RE 0253, adult male, collected by Elvis Celi on 22 April 2015. Paratypes: MZUA-RE 0252, adult female, collected by Elvis Celi on 22 April 2015; QCAZ 16510, collected by Diego Almeida on 18 March 2018. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Leptodeira misinawui can be distinguished from other congeners by unique combination of the following characters: 19 (25%) or 21 (75%) midbody dorsal scale rows, reducing to 16 (25%) or 17 (75%) posteriorly; 2–3 preoculars (usually 2); vertebral and paravertebral rows not enlarged; single nape bar; faint intercalary spots; and 54–72 (average 63.25 ± 7.89 SD) body blotches rarely forming a continuous zig-zag stripe, 2–3 dorsal scales in length, half the length of light interspaces, and extending laterally onto scale rows 7–8 (Torres-Carvajal et al. 2020). 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 2290 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Sympatry: Holcosus orcesi (Peters), Phyllodactylus leoni Torres-Carvajal et al., Stenocercus rhodomelas (Boulenger), Tantilla insulamontana. |
| Etymology | The specific epithet “misinawui” derives from the Quechua-Cañari words “misi” meaning cat, and “ñawui” meaning eye, and refers to the similarity of the eye of the new species to the eye of a cat. This epithet honors the Quechua-Cañari culture from southern Ecuador. |
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