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 |
| 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) Additional details (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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