Phrynonax shropshirei BARBOUR & AMARAL, 1924
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Phrynonax shropshirei
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Shropshire's Puffing Snake |
| Synonym | Phrynonax shropshirei BARBOUR & AMARAL 1924: 131 Pseustes poecilonotus shropshirei — AMARAL 1929: 317 Pseustes shropshirei — BRONGERSMA 1937: 6 Pseustes shropshirei — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970: 259 Pseustes shropshirei — KORNACKER 1999: 129 Pseustes poecilonotus shropshirei — PORRAS & SOLÓRZANO 2006 Pseustes shropshirei — MORENO-ARIAS et al. 2008 Phrynonax shropshirei — JADIN et al. 2013 Pseustes shropshirei — WALLACH et al. 2014: 612 |
| Distribution | Panama, Pacific Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, (Barinas [HR 34: 389] etc, KORNACKER 1999), Peru elevation 0 -1300 m Type locality: Fort Sherman, Canal Zone, Panama. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MCZ 18819 |
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| Comment | Synonymy: This species may be synonymous to P. poecilonotus as the latter is extremely variable. Pseustes shropshirei (Barbour and Amaral 1924) appears to be based on a typical obscurely banded and light-spotted example of Panamanian P. poecilonotus, as pointed out by Amaral (1929). See SAVAGE 2002 for a discussion. Note that the deadline for WALLACH et al. 2014 was late 2012, hence Jadin et al. 2013 is the most recent analysis of this genus. Distribution: This species has been reported from Peru, but without specific locality (T. Doan, pers. comm. 30 Apr 2012). Not in Venezuela fide NATERA-MUMAW et al. 2015, but there fide Señaris et al. 2018. Not in Costa Rica fide Sasa et al. 2025. Habitat: partly arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018). |
| Etymology | Named after James B. Shropshire, “...Chief Sanitary Inspector, U.S. Army, Canal Zone...”. |
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