Micrurus janisrozei NASCIMENTO, GRABOSKI, SILVA JR & PRUDENTE, 2024
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Micrurus janisrozei
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| Higher Taxa | Elapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Micrurus janisrozei NASCIMENTO, GRABOSKI, SILVA JR & PRUDENTE 2024: 14 |
| Distribution | Brazil (Bahia) Type locality: Caetite municipality (14°2’52.1ʺS, 42°28’46.6ʺW), Bahia state, Brazil. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MUFAL 11876, Adult male (Fig. 10 in Nascimento et al. 2024) Paratypes. All from Brazil (n =5). Adult female, MZUESC 5654, Jequié municipality (13°51'03.8"S, 40°04'52.2"W), Bahia state. Adult male, MZUESC 5683, Jequié municipality (13°51'03.8"S, 40°04'52.2"W), Bahia state. Adult male, MZUESC 5727, Jequié municipality (13°51'03.8"S, 40°04'52.2"W), Bahia state. Adult male, MZUESC 6423, Piatã municipality (13°09'08.1"S, 41°46'05.8"W), Bahia State. Adult male, MZUESC 20837, Rio de Contas municipality (13°40'10.7"S, 41°42'51.7"W), Bahia State (Supplemental Fig. S3 in in Nascimento et al. 2024). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Micrurus janisrozei sp. nov. can be distinguished from all congeners by the unique combination of the following characters: snout predominantly white, with black bordered scales; black-tipped parietals; body triads 8–12 (average 10); ventrals 209–238 in males and 212–244 in females; subcaudals 17–27 in males and 16– 26 in females; hemipenis short, slightly bilobed, capitate and ornamented with calcified spines; presence of capitular sulcus; basal pocket developed and ornamented by a few small spines. (Nascimento et al. 2024) 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 6848 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Nascimento et al. 2024: 16 (Figure 9). |
| Etymology | Named after Janis A. Roze, a distinguished herpetologist and expert on coral snakes, renowned for authoring numerous publications and books dedicated to this subject. |
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