Leptodeira larcorum SCHMIDT & WALKER, 1943

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
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Common Names
Synonym	Leptodeira larcorum SCHMIDT & WALKER 1943: 311 Leptodeira rhombifera larcorum — SHREVE 1947 Leptodeira septentrionalis larcorum — DUELLMAN 1958: 77 Leptodeira septentrionalis larcorum — PETERS 1960 Leptodeira septentrionalis larcorum — KOCH et al. 2018: 71 Leptodeira larcorum — BARRIO-AMORÓS 2019 Leptodeira larcorum — TORRES-CARVAJAL et al. 2020
Distribution	Peru (Cajamarca, Libertad) Type locality: Chiclin, Libertad, Peru.
Reproduction	oviparous.
Types	Holotype: FMNH 34302
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A Leptodeira resembling L. rhombifera of Central America and northwestern South America in having vertebral and paravertebral scale rows little if at all enlarged, and thus differing from L. annulata annulata; differing from rhombifera in having a higher number of ventrals, 175-184 versus 158-178, and caudals, 78-91 versus 64-84, and in the strong tendency for the dorsal spots to fuse into a zigzag line (in the latter respect resembling annulata annulata; Dunn, 1936, p. 691; from SCHMIDT & WALKER 1943: 311). 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 1378 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Subspecies: This species has been considered as a synonym or subspecies of Leptodeira septentrionalis, but was revalidated by BARRIO-AMORÓS 2019. Similar species: Leptodeira septentrionalis, Leptodeira ornata; Almendáriz & Carr (2012) reported L. larcorum (indentified as L. septentrionalis larcorum) from Machalilla National Park in Manabí Province, Ecuador; however, all specimens from this area included in the phylogeny of Torers-Carvajal et al. 2020 belong to L. ornata.
Etymology	Named in honor of the brothers Rafael (1901-1966), Constante (1904-1981), and Xavier Larco Hoyle (1908-1946), “...who together manage the Hacienda Chiclin, where their regime is characterized by modern and ingenious agricultural methods, social consciousness, and a wide interest in general science...”.
References	Barrio-Amorós, César L. 2019. On the taxonomy of snakes in the genus Leptodeira, with an emphasis on Costa Rican species. IRCF 26 (1): 1–15 - get paper here Duellman, W.E. 1958. A monographic study of the colubrid snake genus Leptodeira. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 114 (1): 1-152 - get paper here KOCH, CLAUDIA; PABLO J. VENEGAS, ROY SANTA CRUZ, WOLFGANG BÖHME 2018. Annotated checklist and key to the species of amphibians and reptiles inhabiting the northern Peruvian dry forest along the Andean valley of the Marañón River and its tributaries. Zootaxa 4385 (1): 001–101 - get paper here Peters , J. A. 1960. The snakes of the subfamily Dipsadinae. Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool., Univ. Michigan (114): 224 pp. - get paper here Schmidt,K.P. & WALKER Jr. ,W.F. 1943. Snakes of the Peruvian coastal region. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. nat. Hist., Chicago, 24: 297-327 - get paper here Shreve, B. 1947. On Colombian reptiles and amphibians collected by Dr. R. E. Schultes. Caldasia 4 (19): 311-316 - get paper here TORRES-CARVAJAL, OMAR; JUAN C. SÁNCHEZ-NIVICELA, VALENTINA POSSE, ELVIS CELI, CLAUDIA KOCH 2020. A new species of cat-eyed snake (Serpentes: Dipsadinae: Leptodeirini) from the Andes of southern Ecuador. Zootaxa 4895 (3): 357–380 - get paper here
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/419981766893094/ Google images

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