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Lygophis meridionalis (SCHENKEL, 1901)

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesPortuguese: Cobra-Corredeira, Corredeira-Listrada 
SynonymAporophis lineatus var. meridionalis SCHENKEL 1901: 160
Aporophis lineatus lativittatus MÜLLER 1928
Lygophis lineatus AMARAL 1929
Liophis lineatus meridionalis — HOGE 1953
Lygophis lineatus meridionalis — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970
Liophis meridionalis — VANZOLINI in PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1986
Liophis meridionalis — MICHAUD & DIXON 1987
Liophis meridionalis — DIXON 1989
Liophis meridionalis — CEI 1993
Liophis meridionalis — LEYNAUD & BUCHER 1999: 22
Liophis meridionalis — BERNILS et al. 2007
Lygophis meridionalis — ZAHER et al. 2009
Lygophis meridionalis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 413
Lygophis meridionalis — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 
DistributionBolivia (Beni), Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná [HR 27: 216], Pará, Goias, Bahia, Espírito Santo), Argentina (Misiones, “área chaqueña”, Corrientes)

Type locality: Sociedad Mount, Balmacue, Paraguay. Actually “Bernal Cué” fide Cabral & Cacciali 2018  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype, NMBA 1454, juvenile male (S. Ternetz), designated by Kramer, 1978: 658.
Holotype: ZSM 6/1928, female [Aporophis lineatus lativittatus] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2161 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy after CEI 1993. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin meridionalis, southern, from the south, meridonal. (SCHENKEL 1901, Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024) 
References
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