Pseudoboa serrana MORATO, MOURA-LEITE, PRUDENTE & BÉRNILS, 1995
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | Portuguese: Coral-Falsa |
Synonym | Pseudoboa serrana MORATO et al. 1995: 254 Pseudoboa serrana — ZAHER et al. 2008 Pseudoboa serrana — WALLACH et al. 2014: 599 Pseudoboa serrana — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 |
Distribution | SE Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) Type locality: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro: Teresópolis: Serra des Órgaos (Parque Nacional) (22°27'S; 42°58'W). |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: IBSP 10393 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Pseudoboa serrana sp.n. is distinguished from P. coronata Schneider by the color pattern of the dorsum, with a large vertebral darker stripe on a lighter ground color. In P. coronata the dorsum has a uniform coloration. Further, the new species is differentiated from P. haasi Boettger by the number of dorsal scales in the midbody (17 in P. serrana sp.n. and 19 in P. haasi) and by the absence of a reduction at the posterior part of the body. (Morato et al. 1995) Additional details (4270 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | ZAHER et al. (2008) nicely illustrate the ontogenetic shift of color patterns in this species. |
Etymology | named after the type locality, in the mountains (”serra”). |
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